AeroVironment, Inc.was awarded on June 6 a $13,113,191 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to confirm Puma unmanned aircraft systems training and contractor logistics support.
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Congressional Budget Office Publishes Policy Document for UAS
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has published detailed, unclassified plans to purchase over the next ten years about 730 new medium-sized and large unmanned aircraft systems that are designed for reconnaissance and light attack missions. CBO estimates that completing those investments would cost about $37 billion through 2020.
Telemos – The NextGen MALE UAS from BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have announced Telemos as the name of the programme that will deliver their joint response to meet the United Kingdom and French Governments requirement for a next generation Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System.
Global Hawk Bugs Fixed – Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has made improvements to its high-flying Global Hawk since a Pentagon weapons test found shortfalls with the unmanned aircraft, according to a company executive.
Innocon Sells MicroFalcon to Asia
Israeli UAS manufacturer Innocon has signed a contract to supply 50 MicroFalcon systems to an Asian country.
USAF Research Lab Issues RFI for New Hypersonic Vehicle
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a formal request for information (RFI) on 31 May, inviting manufacturers to submit information on what the Air Force calls a ‘Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability.’
US Black Sea Rotational Force 11 Takes Raven to Romania
U.S. Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 travelled to Buzau, Romania recently to provide the Romanian army a familiarisation course to display the capabilities of the Raven-B, unmanned aircraft.
Rheinmetall Offers Heron TP to German Army
Rheinmetall is proposing the Heron TP (TP = turboprop) in response to the Bundeswehr’s requirement for a follow-on solution for the Heron 1 reconnaissance system, to start in 2013. An advanced version of the Heron 1, the Heron TP is ready to go into operation immediately.