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Goodrich Corporation and Currawong Engineering Pty Ltd. of Tasmania, Australia, have announced a joint distribution agreement for technology developed for small gasoline and heavy fuel UAS engines.
Two of Israel’s defence suppliers– Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Aeronautics – will acquire the ownership in Controp Precision Technologies for an estimated amount of about $90 million.
CNN sent reporter Brian Todd to the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel at the University of Maryland to witness wind tunnel tests of the AD-150 aircraft, being developed by American Dynamics Flight Systems, an unmanned aircraft that can take off vertically and fly horizontally.
Boeing announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defence of U.S. Navy ships.
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a $40 million order by the Israel Ministry of Defence for the follow-on Digital Army Programme (DAP). The Hermes and Skylark UAS form an integral part of the programme, integrated into a comprehensive net-centric solution.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, intends to issue a sole source contract to Altavian Inc. of Gainesville, Florida, for one NOVA 2.1 aircraft, replacement parts, and support for the Unmanned Aircraft System NOVA 2.1. in accordance with the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard denied on Friday that it shot down an unmanned American aircraft over a uranium enrichment site, saying that its air defences had only hit a test target.
Those who have been following the saga will all be relieved to know that the Northrop Grumman-Cassidian Euro Hawk finally landed in Germany on 21 July.