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French company Elistair, specialised in tethered drones, has announced its participation in the European project SMAUG (Smart Maritime And Underwater Guardian). This collaborative program, funded by the European Union with nearly €6 million, brings together 21 partners from 7 countries around a common goal: strengthening surveillance and protection of sensitive port and maritime areas. Continue reading
– Altitude Angel, a leading global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that the Marina de Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve coast is deploying its Approval Services platform which allows drone operators, and in the future eVTOL pilots, the ability to request and pay for operations within the marina digitally and at the touch of a button. Continue reading
– QinetiQ US won a $41 million, three-year task order to provide software and technology integration support for a counter-UAS project under the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a ceiling $8,198,239 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for Spain MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft systems weaponization. Continue reading
– Alpha Unmanned Systems, a Spanish company developing unmanned helicopters, has signed a collaboration agreement with Airbus Helicopters España. This strategic alliance follows the successful joint participation of both companies in Spanish military exercises and marks a significant step toward integrating Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming capabilities, or collaboration between manned and unmanned helicopters. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $34,870,790 firm-fixed-price order (N0001925F0017) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). Continue reading
– SMARTSHOOTER, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems, has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, SMARTSHOOTER Inc., has received a new order valued at $13M from the U.S. Army for SMASH 2000L fire control systems. Continue reading
– NV5, a provider of tech-enabled engineering, certification, and consulting solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a two-year, $10 million statewide contract by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to provide a comprehensive suite of geospatial and utility services to support statewide infrastructure planning and development. Continue reading