Trident Systems has won a $49.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to run the small UAS component of the Special Surveillance Programme (SSP) to detect and target terrorist forces engaged in planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs), sabotage, and attacking U.S. and allied military bases.
Category Archives: Military UAS
General Atomics to Sell Predators to UAE
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced at IDEX that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Golden Group as part of the United Arab Emirates’ desire to generate premier ISR capability.
Northrop Grumman Gets $26M for BAMS ‘Sense & Avoid’ System
Northrop Grumman has announced that it has been awarded a $25.6 million contract to develop a UAS sense and avoid capability for BAMS in support of the Navy and U.S. Air Force. The work will be carried out by the Aerospace sector’s Battle Management & Engagement Systems Division.
NATO Market Survey on Remotely Controlled Vehicles
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) is performing a market survey for the purpose of gathering information pertaining to industry’s capability in the field of countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The purpose of this exercise is to obtain a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price indication of Remotely Controlled Vehicles (RCVs) for future requirements in the forthcoming months. Input is requested by 25 February 2011.
Schiebel Delivers Camcopters to Jordan
France Orders More Sperwers
Northrop Grumman Rock Video of X-47B Test Flight
Northrop Grumman has released a promotional video clip (complete with rock music) of the first test flight of the X-47B that was carried out in California earlier this month.
Dassault Offers Heron Lease to French Armed Forces
Heron TP © Israel Aerospace Industries
Dassault has proposed an interim solution consisting of leasing Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP UAS to answer the urgent operational needs of the French Armed Forces. The news was announced by Dassault chief executive Charles Edelstenne to the lower house of the French Parliament during a recent discussion.