The US Air Force has asked industry to develop a new heat and motion sensor capable of detecting enemy gunfire from 25,000 feet over the battlefield — and then swiftly directing a bomb or missile onto the shooter. Continue reading
Aerodyne and Kratos Win $105M Support Contract from US Army UAS Project Office
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Weapon Systems Solutions Division — Digital Fusion Solutions, Inc. (DFSI) subsidiary was a critical team member of Aerodyne, Inc., which was awarded a contract with potential value over $105 million to provide technical and engineering support for the US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office. Continue reading
Mojave Flight Systems Offers $4,000 Aircraft
Mojave Flight Systems LLC, located in the Mojave Desert of Western California and in Singapore, specialises in developing flight simulators for Commercial and General Aviation, so we were intrigued to learn that they were launching their own unmanned aircraft, the Explorer One, at a base price of $4,185. Continue reading
BAE Systems Gets $132M Contract for C4ISR Support from US Navy
BAE Systems has received a $132 million US Navy task order to provide C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) technical services for military operations around the world. Continue reading
Research on Autonomous In-Flight Refuelling for UAS
A recently launched research project involving researchers at Bristol University and UK aerospace company Cobham is attempting to solve the problem of entirely autonomous aerial refuelling. Continue reading
California State University, Fresno Develops UAS with Edwards Air Force Base Support
In conjunction with the Edwards Air Force Base, a collaborative team from Fresno State’s engineering department has been working on an aerial laser-targeting UAV project, for the past three years. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Space Gets $29M Contract for Global Hawk Operations
Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems is being awarded a $29,515,929 firm-fixed-price contract modification. Continue reading
Iran’s Unmanned Aircraft on Parade
This video of an Iranian Armed Forces Military Parade, featuring several unmanned aircraft and a Mobile Ground Control Station, just appeared on the Internet. Continue reading