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Aerial Drone-Dipping Sensors for Hydrographic Surveys

A cutting-edge new system for autonomous airborne hydrographic survey has been launched by THURN Group. The THURN QuickDip system of data collection uses aerial drones to carry Valeport sensors on pre-planned survey routes to deliver an efficient  repeatable method of gathering highly accurate survey data from inaccessible or dangerous waters. Continue reading →

Northrop Grumman Gets $4.8B USAF Global Hawk Development Contract

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $4,800,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Global Hawk development, modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities for all Air Force Global Hawk variants. Continue reading →

Philippine Navy Gets Eight ScanEagles

Representatives of the United States Embassy in Manila and the Joint US Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) led the delivery of a Php710 million ($14.79 million) ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Philippine Navy to boost the country’s maritime domain awareness and border security capabilities. Continue reading →

Thales Long-Range UAVs to Monitor Teréga’s Gas Pipeline Network

Under an agreement signed by Teréga, a gas operator and accelerator of the energy transition, and Thales, a global technology supplier, Thales will deploy a solution based on long-range UAVs to monitor Teréga’s gas pipeline network. Continue reading →