Walmart is seeking an auxiliary use permit for a drone delivery and launch hub in the city of Pea Ridge, according to a letter from Benoit Miquel, new deployments manager of Zipline International Inc.. Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman Gets $37M Japan Global Hawk Contract
A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk drone lands at Misawa Air Base for a temporary intra-theater routine deployment in Japan
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $37,707,325 firm-fixed-price contract for the Japan Global Hawk Program. Continue reading
FAA Issues Restrictions on UAS Operations at DOD Facilities
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30. Continue reading
Boeing Gets $198M MQ-25 Tanker Upgrade Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $198,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00028) to a previously awarded contract (N00019-18-C-1012). Continue reading
Alpine 4 Technologies Acquires Vayu US
Alpine 4 Technologies, Ltd., owner of several small market businesses, announced that it has entered into a binding LOI with Vayu (U.S.), Inc.. Vayu builds high-performance vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) hybrid propulsion-based, autonomous aircraft. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Issues RFI for Heavy-Lift UAS
The UK Ministry Of Defence is currently seeking information in order to qualify requirements and develop our understanding of the potential for the market to provide an autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability for the Royal Navy. Continue reading
‘Drone License Finder’ Simplifies New EU Drone Laws
Many EU countries will be experiencing a step change in drone regulations from 1st January 2021 as they adopt the ‘EU UAS Regulation Package’ and with this development brings a steep learning curve of finding which category applies to any given drone operation. Continue reading
Russia’s Orion Launches First Missiles
The Orion unmanned aerial vehicle launched small-sized guided missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. It became the first Russian drone to use this type of weapon Continue reading