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A British Army Hermes 450 at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan
The British Army’s Hermes 450 (H-450) unmanned air systems have completed over 70,000 hours of surveillance support in Afghanistan.This is the equivalent of 8 years of non-stop flying. Continue reading
The US Air Force has issued a pre-solicitation notice to purchase three additional Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 UAS, despite the potential retirement of the existing fleet. Continue reading
The US Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation-built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded September 6. The contract will allow Navy commanders to keep closer tabs on activities in the ocean and coastal regions of the Middle East. Continue reading
US Air Force Special Operations Command has taken its rapid-deploy strategy to a new fleet of aircraft: unmanned Predators. Continue reading
The 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently unveiled its newest hangar at Holloman AFB, N.M., according to base officials. Hangar 3 began housing the base’s MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft on Aug. 26, according to Holloman’s Sept. 3 release. Continue reading
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a $12,844,738 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the MQ-9 stationary targeting improvements. Continue reading
Aeronautics Defense Systems has won a contract for supplying the Aerostar Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the air force of a southeastern country for more than $20 million. This is the first major deal led by the company’s new CEO, Amos Matan. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $199,746,895 firm-fixed-price, option-eligible, non-multi-year contract to provide MQ-1C Gray Eagle fiscal year 2013 full rate production and fiscal 2012 hardware backfill requirements applicable to the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading