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As part of the SMDM contract (“Systèmes de Mini Drones aériens embarqués de la Marine”), Survey Copter, an SME and Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary and a supplier of light tactical unmanned aerial systems has signed an additional firm order with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to supply the French Navy with 15 onboard systems (30 aircraft) of Aliaca fixed-wing electric UAS, plus associated training and integrated logistics support. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a face value $16,928,439 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-priced contract modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA8689-23-C-2013. Continue reading
BAE Systems has unveiled the T-650, an all-electric “heavy lift” Unmanned Air System (UAS), marking a breakthrough in rescue technology. This development represents a turning point in how casualties could be recovered and transported from the battlefield, providing a rapid and cost-effective response capability. Continue reading
EDGE, an advanced technology and defence group, has signed a landmark contract to supply 200 HT-100 and HT-750 unmanned helicopters to the UAE Ministry of Defence, as part of a milestone deal which is the largest ever order for unmanned helicopter systems, to enhance their VTOL capabilities. Continue reading
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said last week, years after the two countries started discussing a deal. Continue reading
Independent defense analyst H.I. Sutton, who usually writes about submarines, has just published this interesting guide on his ‘Covert Shores’ website: Continue reading
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has received large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones. Continue reading