General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, is being awarded a $16,870,978 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Reaper. Continue reading
RUAG’s Laser-Based Automatic UAS Landing System
Swiss company RUAG has developed OPATS (Object Position and Tracking Sensor) – a laser-based automatic landing system for UAS that represents a cost-efficient alternative to radar-based landing systems. Continue reading
China’s Ship-Launched UAS Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Hunt Submarines
Chinese navy researchers have published a paper explaining how they plan to hunt submarines using ship-launched unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Israel Swapped UAS Data Link Codes with Russia – WikiLeaks
Israel and Russia contracted a deal several years ago under which Israel provided Russia with codes for UAS it sold to Georgia in exchange for Iranian aerial defence system codes. Continue reading
US Navy Selects 3 Bidders for $874M Service Contract
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AAI, Boeing and a Computer Sciences Corp (CSC)/Saab team were selected by the US Navy today to compete for task orders for services provided by unmanned aircraft systems worth up to $874 million. Continue reading
The Netherlands Issues RFI for MALE UAS
The Netherlands has launched the process to acquire a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system capability later this decade, with its defence ministry seeking information from potential suppliers. Continue reading
Blue Devil 2 Still Afloat
The 370-foot-long (123 m), 1.4 million-cubic-foot (37,000 m3) Mav6 M1400 Blue Devil 2 is in final assembly at airship maker TCOM‘s hangar in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Despite rumours to the contrary, work is still very much underway, with sub-contractor Almaga Composites providing carbon fibre components for the project. Continue reading
Boeing Develops Off-Grid Refuelling for UAS
ITM Power has signed an Equipment Development and Lease Agreement with Boeing Research & Technology Europe S.L.U. for the development, assembly and field trials of a 1 Nm3/hour (2.1 kg/day) PEM electrolyser. Continue reading