Griffon Aerospace Gets $133M US Army Contract for Outlaw Systems
The company’s Outlaw family is designed to serve as aerial targets, allowing military units to train and evaluate weapons against aircraft representing potential battlefield threats.
The company’s Outlaw family is designed to serve as aerial targets, allowing military units to train and evaluate weapons against aircraft representing potential battlefield threats.
This award represents the first-ever production contract for directed energy systems in United States history, signaling a historic transition from prototype to production for laser weapon systems.
A major goal of the center will be to develop a library of tools that would identify the electronic operations of enemy drones and figure out the best way to interrupt, counter or take over their control systems.
The Bebradrone KIT is a fixed-wing UAV whose configuration can be selected by the military unit when placing an order. Customers can choose the control system, video transmission system, camera, flight electronics, navigation equipment and other modules
The opening is the company's first on the East Coast and builds on its established manufacturing foundation in the Columbia River Gorge.