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Saab Joins Leonardo-led Team To Demo Naval Surveillance Solutions

January 16, 2018 @ 01:10 PM

Saab will take part in an EU funded preparatory action project called OCEAN2020, to demonstrate technologies for enhanced situational awareness in a naval environment using unmanned systems. The project consists of a consortium representing 15 EU Member States, lead by Leonardo

French Government Awards Naval Group, Airbus For Rotary-wing Drones Tech Development

January 13, 2018 @ 12:55 PM

The French Government Defense procurement and technology agency, DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The contract covers de-risking studies ahead of construction of a future tactical helicopter drone demonstrator aboard...

Raytheon To Assist DARPA In Demonstrating Collaborative Autonomy for Unmanned Aerial Systems

January 11, 2018 @ 10:18 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 3 contract in support of Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program to Raytheon Company based Tucson, Arizona, to demonstrate progress toward upgrading legacy unmanned aircraft, enabling easy navigations in constricted environment. According to DARPA press release, CODE program aims...

Boeing Unveils First Prototype Of Electric Vertical-Takeoff-And-Landing Multi-copter UAV

January 11, 2018 @ 09:59 AM

Boeing on Wednesday unveiled a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype that will be used to test and evolve companys autonomy technology for future aerospace vehicles. It is designed to transport a payload up to 500 pounds for possible future cargo and logistics applications

US Army Selects Scorpion's ScenGen Artificial Intelligence Tech To Manage UAS Fleet

January 5, 2018 @ 01:58 PM

Stryke Industries LLC announced Thursday the contract awarded by the US Army to supply artificial intelligence technology, as part of the U.S

AeroVironment, SoftBank JV to Develop Solar-powered HALE UAS

January 5, 2018 @ 04:44 AM

AeroVironment has announced the formation of a joint venture to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance, or HALE, UAS for commercial operations. This category of UAS is also referred to as high-altitude pseudo-satellites, or HAPS

South Korea to Recruit Soldiers for Dronebot Combat Unit

December 29, 2017 @ 12:17 PM

South Korea's Army will select soldiers next year to serve in the envisioned "dronebot combat unit," which it describes as a potential game changer in warfare. The Army will create a related military occupational specialty in the coming year

Northrop Grumman Wins $255 Million for Production of Three MQ-4C Triton UAVs

December 29, 2017 @ 04:05 AM

Northrop Grumman is being awarded $255 million modification contract for the Lot 3 low-rate initial production of three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The contract also includes trade studies and tooling in support of the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office, the US department of defense said in a statement Thrusday

General Atomics Awarded $329 Million for MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper UAV Support

December 23, 2017 @ 03:34 AM

General Atomics has been awarded a $329 million contract for MQ‐1 Predator and MQ‐9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft support and services. This contract provides for core management, logistics support, configuration management, technical manual and software maintenance, contractor field service representative support, inventory control point management, flight operations support, depot repair, and depot field maintenance, US department of defense said in a statement Friday

Argentina Deploys Israel Aerospace Industries' Border Control Systems

December 20, 2017 @ 09:19 AM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently completed the installation of the first secured border crossing in Argentina. IAI, through its Electronic Defense Group ELTA Systems (IAI/ELTA), has completed the first part of the installation at the La Quiaca border crossing and has delivered it to the Argentinean Home Security Ministry, for use by the Gendarmeria, Argentina's border guard

Boeing Unveils Unmanned Refueling Aircraft System for US Navy Carrier Jets

December 20, 2017 @ 05:22 AM

Boeing has unveiled an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for refueling US Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers. Through its MQ-25 competition, the Navy is seeking unmanned refueling capabilities that would extend the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters, the company said in a statement Tuesday

China May Have Accessed Sensitive Components from Crashed Indian Heron Drone

December 19, 2017 @ 11:18 AM

The Chinese military may have accessed sensitive components installed on a Heron UAV that crashed in Tibet on December 7 near the Indo-China border, Israeli media reports. The Heron UAV, made by Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) was being flown by the Indian military when the crash happened due to a technical issue

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