A defence technology company in Warminster, Pennsylvania called Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. received $148.8 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts over the past week for advanced research in unmanned aircraft and persistent-surveillance UAS sensor payloads for military use in Afghanistan and other areas.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Euro Hawk Landing in Germany – Video
Army Recognition posted this video proving that Euro Hawk did indeed land successfully in Manching, Germany, July 21, 2011.
Raven Parts Seller on eBay Pleads Guilty
A man who tried to sell Raven parts on eBay pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Tampa yesterday to violating arms export and smuggling laws.
AAI Gets $9.5M Support Contract for Shadow 200
AAI Corporation, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $9,566,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide engineering services in support of the Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft systems.
Boeing & BAE Systems Develop Laser Weapon UAS Defence for US Navy
Boeing announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defence of U.S. Navy ships.
Elbit Systems Gets $40 Million Digital Army Program Extension from Israel’s Ministry of Defence
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a $40 million order by the Israel Ministry of Defence for the follow-on Digital Army Programme (DAP). The Hermes and Skylark UAS form an integral part of the programme, integrated into a comprehensive net-centric solution.
Florida Start-Up Gets UAS Contract from US Army
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, intends to issue a sole source contract to Altavian Inc. of Gainesville, Florida, for one NOVA 2.1 aircraft, replacement parts, and support for the Unmanned Aircraft System NOVA 2.1. in accordance with the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
Iran Denies Shooting Down American UAS
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard denied on Friday that it shot down an unmanned American aircraft over a uranium enrichment site, saying that its air defences had only hit a test target.