With its four-foot wingspan and whiny, battery-powered engine, the Tiriba — or Parakeet in Portuguese — resembles a do-it-yourself model airplane. Yet many experts believe that portable UAS like the Parakeet will refashion civilian life similar to the way militarized drones like the US-made Predator changed the face of modern warfare. Continue reading
AeroVironment Shares $248m US Army Contract for sUAS with Four Other Companies
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future small UAS requirements under a new Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $248 million maximum value. Continue reading
General Dynamics Canada to Supply Communications Technology for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme
General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a CA$32 million contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation for key communications network technology for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme. Continue reading
AAI Gets $36M US Army Shadow Data Link Upgrade Contract
AAI Corp.was awarded a $35,785,761 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to retrofit Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Systems Air Vehicles to the Tactical Common Data Link Configuration. Continue reading
Congress Tells US Air Force to Study Unmanned Aircraft Pilots Rates of Promotion
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires the US Air Force to tell Congress why unmanned aircraft pilots get promoted less often than pilots of manned aircraft and what the Air Force can do to fix the problem. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $6M Contract to Supply Unmanned Systems for National Security Programmes
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS) division has recently been awarded contracts totaling $6.1 million to provide specialized products in support of certain National Security programmes. Continue reading
First Test Flight for EMT/Swiss UAV ‘s MUSECO Unmanned Helicopter
The enhanced performance version prototype of the MUSECO (MUlti SEnsor COpter) unmanned helicopter accomplished a successful test flight on the 12th December 2012. Continue reading
UK Maritime UAS Contract – Boeing or Cassidian…?
The UK’s urgent requirement to field a maritime unmanned aircraft system capability from later this year appears to have narrowed to a fight between Boeing and EADS company Cassidian, with two other potential contractors understood to have opted against tabling bids. Continue reading