The Brazilian Navy is acquiring a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle long-endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, with a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) signed with the US government on 11 December, the navy’s told Jane’s on 20 December. Continue reading
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US Probe of Saudi Oil Attack Shows it Came from North

An engine recovered from an unmanned aerial vehicle involved in the September 14, 2019 attack on an Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia is shown in this handout image provided by a U.S. government source. U.S. government
The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive. Continue reading
Airbus Terminates Vahana Programme
Nearly four years after the Vahana concept was sketched on a napkin, the flagship programme that launched the urban air mobility initiative at Airbus has come to a close. Vahana’s key learnings are now providing Airbus Urban Mobility with invaluable insight on the design of its future urban air vehicle.
LATAM Selects Donecle’s Drone for Aircraft Inspections
Donecle has announced that LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline in South America, will use its automated drone solution to improve the efficiency and reliability of aircraft visual inspections during base maintenance for their A320 fleet. Continue reading
LA Port prepares to Launch Drone Programme
Could the use of a port drone have averted a tragic 2017 helicopter crash into the harbour ? Presenters at last week’s Board of Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners meeting said it’s one of the many reasons acquiring unmanned aerial system devices makes sense for both the Los Angeles Port Police and the Harbor Department. Continue reading
Sentera and AB InBev Partner for SmartBarley Platform
Sentera has announced a long-term partnership with Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (‘AB InBev’), under which Sentera will deliver critical enabling technology for AB InBev’s SmartBarley platform which helps growers improve their productivity and secure the supply chain of the future. Continue reading
FirstNet Reaches Over 1 Million Connections
The FirstNet public safety communications platform – built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) – is growing in a big way. More than 10,000 public safety agencies and organizations across the country have subscribed. And over 1 million FirstNet connections are in service, bringing first responders and those that support them the reliability, capability and accountability they trust to carry out their mission. Continue reading
American Aerospace Acquires PAE ISR Assets
American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) announced that it has acquired the assets of PAE ISR LLC, including the Resolute Eagle, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system. The acquisition was financed by Riva Ridge Capital Management. Continue reading





