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AeroVironment, Inc. has announced receipt of two firm-fixed-price orders totaling $15,940,378 from the United States Air Force. The orders, received on April 19, 2021 and May 6, 2021, encompass the procurement of Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and spares packages, as well as Raven UAS spares packages. Continue reading
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has exercised the clause in its contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) to manufacture and deliver 13 additional Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that had previously been identified as options. Continue reading
Romanian aircraft construction and repair company Aerostar and UK military joint-venture U-TacS have signed a memorandum for cooperation in the assembly of military drones in Bacau, the city mayor said. Continue reading
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has published images of its concept for a jet-powered unmanned combat air vehicle concept that the company hopes to fly as a prototype in 2023. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $13,000,000 modification (P00005) to contract FA8539-21-F-0007 for repair services for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton. Continue reading
Drones dived, sailed and flew together in a swarm in a first for the UK’s armed forces during experimental exercises with the Royal Marines. Continue reading
In presence of the main MALE RPAS industrial partners (Leonardo S.p.a, Airbus Defence & Space SAU and Dassault Aviation), the OCCAR-EA Director and a senior representative from Airbus Defence & Space GmbH (coordinating company) signed the Grant Agreement to allow European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) funding from the European Union to partially finance the MEDIUM ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (MALE RPAS) programme (aka EURODRONE). Continue reading
Baykar Defence has been teasing its new Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS) which it will reveal on July 20, 2021. A new unmanned aerial vehicle design is included in the post on Baykar Defense’s Twitter account with the words “Holiday gift is loading, wait for 20 July…”. Continue reading