General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has reached a record 20,000 successful automatic launch and recoveries with the Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS). This milestone was achieved on September 25 and comes just 15 months after reaching 10,000 events in June 2012.
AeroVironment and Eurocopter to Evaluate Potential Joint Opportunities
AeroVironment, Inc. a high volume manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Eurocopter, a global helicopter manufacturer, announced at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting that they have signed a cooperative agreement to explore opportunities for expanding their respective military and commercial product portfolios.
Austria Buys 6 Cassidian Tracker Systems
The Cassidian Tracker mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has won the Austrian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) UAS competition. The system will be the Austrian military’s first UAS.
Australian Start-Up Combines Data Analysis with UAS Operations for Agriculture
Farmers and resource managers in Australia’s mid-west are set to reap the benefits of the latest technology that pairs computer programming with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Raytheon Gets $50M UAS Electro-Optical Targeting Systems Contract
U.S. Air Force officials needed electro-optical targeting systems for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper hunter-killer unmanned aircraft system (UAS), as well as for manned helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. They found their solution from the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in McKinney, Texas. Continue reading
Biobot Insects Swarm to Explore Dangerous Environments
A research team from North Carolina State University has developed insect-like cyborgs, or “biobots”, which can penetrate foreign environments like collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Flying Server – A Tactical Cloud
Mercury Systems has released what it describes as a “flying server” able to be carried by airborne platforms and pods, which will bring a “tactical cloud” to the military.
General Atomics Gets $377M MQ-9 Reaper Production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a maximum $377,400,000 not-to-exceed delivery order, undefinitized contract award on an existing firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2013 MQ-9 Reaper production. Continue reading