Business
Delair , a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced an agreement to acquire the key assets of Airware, a developer of innovative software analytics tools for drone-based data. The acquisition brings Delair leading edge technology assets, including a proven software solution, a highly skilled engineering and customer success team in
Business
Israeli automated drone startup Airobotics has announced a $30M Series D round of funding bringing its total capital raised to $101M. Pavilion Capital is leading the round, joining a list of prominent investors, including BlueRun Ventures, Charles River Ventures and OurCrowd, as well as additional private investors. The new round
Military
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland, has been awarded a $23,696,816 firm-fixed-price contract fornon-developmental contractor-owned and contractor-operated unmanned aerial systems, intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance. This contract provides support force protection efforts at airfields located within U.S. Air Forces Central Command. Work will be performed at Bagram Airfield and
Business
The Sky Guys, a Canadian unmanned aerial system (UAS) solutions provider, announced that they have partnered with DataWing Global to provide turnkey aerial data solutions to their respective clients across a wide range of sectors within the North American market. DataWing Global is a leading U.S. aerial intelligence firm
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $192,660,310 modification (P00071) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0018 for Gray Eagle performance-based logistics. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of April 23, 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of
VTOL
UMS SKELDAR has teamed up with international outsource manufacturing contractor Scanfil to ramp up its volume production capability. The announcement represents a significant boost to production of the NATO-compliant heavy-fuel SKELDAR V-200, according to Axel Cavalli-Bjorkman, CEO of UMS SKELDAR, the joint venture between Saab and UMS AERO GROUP: “We
Business
Turkey's military and security forces will receive 22 more Anka unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and special purpose tactical wheeled armoured vehicles (TTZAs), local media reported a few days after the meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) of the Turkish Defense Industries Directorate (SSB) on 10 October.
Business
UK security and defence company Arturius is set to build a Counter Threat Centre of Excellence (COE) in Thailand to analyse any threats that the country faces. The company has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Thai Government organisation Defence Technology Institute (DTI) and local representative GCS Group Corporation
Business
Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has delivered its multi-mission capable tactical Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") to the Department of Defense (“DoD”) under a contract award valued in excess of $1.7 million. This award is the
Business
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced the expansion of its Long Term Agreement (‘LTA’, the ‘Agreement’) with Insitu Inc. (Insitu), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The Agreement builds on Orbital UAV’s existing partnership with Insitu and increases the scope, scale and term of work outlined in the
Business
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has selected the Aeronautics Orbiter 3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to help monitor its forces' bases during overseas missions. The Israeli company was up against the Fulmar, designed by Thales' Spanish arm, but its Madrid-based distributor, Aicox Soluciones, confirmed on 8 October that
Business
General Atomics, Poway, California, was awarded a $441,634,278 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for procurement of technical services for U.S. Army Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date