BlueBird has won a contract to supply its products to an undisclosed African country. Continue reading
Thermacore Heat Sink Breakthrough Results from DARPA MACE Programme
Thermacore, Inc. is offering a new generation of compact, custom-built, high-performance air-cooled heat sinks, the result of a multimillion-dollar development contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which ended on September 30, 2012. Continue reading
Halberd Corporation Announces Finance and Insurance Agreement to Expand UAS Market
Halberd Corporation and JC Funding II LLC announce they have partnered to offer financing and Insurance to facilitate Halberd’s clients in contracting and purchasing UAS carried by its platforms. Continue reading
iRobot Co-Founder’s CyPhyWorks Develops Extreme Access System for Entry sUAS
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Four years ago, iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner stepped down from the company she helped turn into an all-important supplier of the military’s growing arsenal of ground robots. Continue reading
WWF Gets $5M Google Grant for UAS to Hunt Rhino Poachers
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) received a five million dollar grant from Google to expand its use of unmanned aircraft to track and deter criminals who illegally hunt endangered animal species around the world. Continue reading
U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Crashed on Nevada Test and Training Range
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range on December 5, 2012 at approximately 7:14 p.m. Continue reading
Pentagon Admits Iran has a ScanEagle
The unmanned aircraft that Iran says it captured appears to be a U.S.-made ScanEagle, Pentagon spokesman George Little said, in a change from the initial U.S. rejection of the Iranian claim. Continue reading
First Customer for Northrop Grumman UAS Training System
Northrop Grumman announced that it has signed up the first customer for its Sandstorm/Longshot training system for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading