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Eurocontrol is taking the final regulatory steps towards becoming the network manager for the European ATM system, a role that will be crucial to the success of the Single European Sky (SES) effort.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded a $68,961,778 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received a $15,909,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract order on September 1, 2011, under an existing contract with the US Army. Continue reading
Australian UAS distributors continue to pitch to farmers with flying demonstrations of the latest hardware attracting rural interest at a Marburg field day just west of Brisbane. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Corp’s chief executive on Wednesday praised a US export-control streamline effort, only weeks after voicing fears that existing curbs could doom the fledgling US industry making unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas S.A. signed several related agreements with Embraer Defesa e Segurança S.A., a subsidiary of Embraer S.A. Continue reading
Representatives from the Lawton Chamber of Commerce and Industry joined government officials to venture far west of Lawton to see the first public demonstration of the Sandstorm unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
AeroVironment has just reported its fiscal first-quarter results. The firm saw revenue climb 62% year over year to $62 million, driven by a 56% increase in its core UAS segment and a 105% growth in the smaller efficient energy systems business. Continue reading