General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded an $11,759,271 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Spain MQ-9 contractor logistics support. Continue reading
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. Gets US Army Contract for Autonomy-at-the-Edge Enabled UAVs
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) has been awarded a multi-million dollar, five-year prime contract with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center to develop, demonstrate, and transition Autonomy-at-the-Edge Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
HENSOLDT Equips Eurodrone with Detect and Avoid Radar
The Eurodrone, an ambitious European collaboration project, is scheduled to take off in 2029. As an unmanned aerial system, it must be able to independently detect the air traffic around it and avoid other flying objects. With its “Detect and Avoid” radar, HENSOLDT is making safe airspace of the future possible.
Northrop Grumman Gets $60M US Navy MQ-4C Triton Maintenance Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $60,335,000 cost reimbursable modification (P00038) to a previously awarded contract (N0001919C0008). This modification adds scope to procure long lead components, material, parts, and associated support, in support of maintaining the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems production schedule for two unmanned air vehicles and one main operating base for the Navy. Continue reading
US Fish and Wildlife Service Tests Drones to Scare Wolves Away from Cattle
Wolves have been a thorn in the side of cattle producers for years. As drones find more use in agriculture, wildlife officials in Oregon are putting the technology to good use. Continue reading
Search Algorithms Help to Guide UAVs in Dense City Environments
A team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China has just published a paper that studies three-dimensional (3D) online placement for a UAV to construct relay links to two ground users to help guide unmanned aerial vehicles in dense city environments. Continue reading
Hughes XF-11 – 6,000 Horsepower Plane that Nearly Killed Howard Hughes
The Hughes XF-11 (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Monitors Ship Emissions for EMSA in the North Sea
Schiebel, under contract to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), is providing ship emission monitoring for the German Federal Police and Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency using the proven CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Continue reading