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
Innocon Completes Spider UAS Qualification Flights
Innocon has completed a successful series of qualification flights with its newest micro unmanned aircraft system – the Spider. Continue reading
DDC Introduces New Solid-State Power Controllers for Unmanned Systems
Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced its latest and most advanced generation of solid-state power controllers (SSPC) featuring on-board DC-to-DC converters to simplify power supply requirements, a new command interface to reduce bus traffic, and enhanced digital discrete control capability designed to improve system integration. Continue reading