Nick Miller, Thales Business Director for ISTAR and Unmanned Aircraft, presents the Watchkeeper’s capabilities and production schedule. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Wyle Labs Gets $45M Reliability Improvement Processes Contract
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $44,953,376 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity requirements contract. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $21.6M Support Contract for Predator and Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, is being awarded a $21,618,560 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for expedited contractor support that is mandatory to meet urgent service operational requirements for the Predator and Reaper programs. Continue reading
Korea May Abandon Plans to Buy Global Hawks
The Korean Government may abandon a plan to buy Global Hawks because their price is way higher than the budget. Continue reading
AAI Gets $119M Shadow Upgrade and Maintenance Contract from US Army
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $118,792,331 firm-fixed-price contract. Continue reading
Phantom Ray Mothballed
According to Daryl Davis, chief of Boeing’s Phantom Works division, Boeing’s Phantom Ray is being put into storage, now that it’s successfully completed its test flights. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $6.9 Million Raven Order from United States Air Force
AeroVironment, Inc. announced yesterday that it received a $6,874,175 firm-fixed-price order from the US Air Force under an existing contract with the US Army. Continue reading
Another American UAS Down in Somalia
An American surveillance UAS apparently has crashed in the Somali port town of Kismayo, about 500 kilometers south of Mogadishu,which is controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. Continue reading