Near Earth Gets NASA Contract for Contact Inspection Drone Systems
NASA has awarded Near Earth Autonomy an SBIR Phase II Contract to Enable Aerial Close-Proximity and Contact Sensing for Inspection of Industrial Infrastructure.
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France Tests Manual Drone Drops from Airbus A400M in DGA Flight Trials
France has conducted a series of experimental trials assessing the feasibility of releasing drones from a military transport aircraft, using an A400M as the test platform.
US Exempts Some Foreign-Made Drones from Import Ban
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced that it is exempting imports of some new models of foreign-made drones and critical components from a sweeping import ban adopted in December.
Northrop Grumman Gets $142M US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk Maintenance Contract
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems of San Diego, California, has received a $142.5 million contract modification for work on the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system.
