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Airbus Defence and Space has unveiled the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) to the world at Farnborough Air Show this morning. The Zephyr S is the first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, previous Zephyr units being Research and Development prototypes. Continue reading
First row, left to right: Faith Ozmen, CEO & owner of SNC, Josef Weiss, IAI’s CEO, Swami Iyer, CEO of IAI North America.
Second row, left to right: Shaul Shahar, executive vice president & general manager of IAI’s Military Aircraft Group, Tim Owings, executive vice president of SNC’s Integrated Mission Systems business area
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to support development of a new tactical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) able to take off and land vertically for the U.S. market. Continue reading
In an effort to increase flexibility for its customers throughout the world, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that MQ-9B will be able to utilise both the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and European Galileo satellite constellation for its navigation systems. Continue reading
L-R: Marc Kegelaers (Unifly), Marc Coen (Unifly), Laurent Huenaerts (Unifly), Sasha Bilous (Aeronyde), Ellen Malfliet (Unifly) and Eric Acton (Aeronyde)
Florida-based Autonomous Aerial Systems (AAS) company Aeronyde and Belgian Unmanned Traffic Management provider Unifly announced a partnership to bring advanced UAV technology to emergency responders. The companies will integrate Unifly’s Unmanned Traffic Management services, along with Aeronyde’s system for Autonomous flight, to create an efficient self-flying system for police and fire departments. Continue reading
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 13 July that Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded USD41,2 million contract modification for work on the MQ-4C Triton. Continue reading
Elbit Systems commences global marketing of the Hermes 900 StarLiner, a powerful and trendsetting Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that features adverse weather capabilities and is fully compliant with NATO’s Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4671, qualifying it to be safely integrated into civilian airspace and fly in the same environment with manned aircraft. Continue reading
The European Aviation Safety Agency says it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus to establish a “framework for the exchange of information and technical expertise”. Continue reading
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is upgrading its capabilities for the maritime arena with anti-submarine capabilities in its marine Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). Continue reading