The US Air Force has not formally cancelled the Block 30 version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, a top Northrop Grumman executive says. Continue reading
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AAI Gets US Army $180M Shadow Support Contract
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded an $180,900,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
Avio and MTU Agree to Develop MALE and UCAV Engines
Avio Group and MTU Aero Engine GmbH have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly explore and identify opportunities related to the propulsion system of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV). Continue reading
Turkey Exports 10 sUAS to Qatar for $25M
Turkey announced that it has sold 10 Bayraktar small UAS to Qatar as part of its effort to boost defense industry exports to Islamic states. Continue reading
Interview with Chris Pehrson – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Chris Pehrson is director of strategic development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. He recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz, outlining how a successful acquisition process works and potential applications on the horizon for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $11 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received a new $11,095,872 cost-plus-fixed-fee sole source contract award on March 1, 2012 from the United States Army. Continue reading
EADS Shifts UAS Focus from Talarion to Technology
EADS appears to be rethinking its push of the Talarion unmannned aircraft, after a prolonged period of unsuccessfully trying to get Germany and other European countries to back its development. Continue reading
Thales 2011 Annual Results – Revenues Stable, Return to Profit
The Board of Directors of Thales met on March 6 to close the financial statements for 2011. Continue reading