AeroVironment New US Army Orders for Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems Now Total $37M

AeroVironment, Inc.  announced it has received orders valued at $36,746,304 under a contract for Switchblade(TM) tactical missile systems, ancillary equipment and support. The United States Army Close Combat Weapons Systems Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) awarded these contract modifications. AeroVironment and its strategic teammate for advanced warheads, ATK, will work together to produce and deliver the systems. Continue reading →

World’s First Civilian Centre for Operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The world’s first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that will enable operations in civilian airspace from the National Aeronautical Centre (NAC), has been created through a partnership between West Wales Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is also home of the Aerohub Enterprise Zone. Continue reading →

Northrop Grumman Unmanned Portfolio Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Over Last 15 Years

Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s portfolio of high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have achieved 100,000 flight hours – more than 88 percent of which were logged by the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk. The remaining hours were flown by the NASA Global Hawks, the German EURO HAWK, and the U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator and, more recently, Triton UAS. Continue reading →