Business
DropCopter of Corning, California, works on the automated pollination of orchard crops via unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). It strives for farming efficiency, the promotion of new technologies and healthy crop yield growth. Every year growers need bees to pollinate their flowers. If there are not enough bees, there’s not
Business
Hyderabad-based IT services company Cyient has entered into a joint venture with Israel-based BlueBird Aero Systems on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, the joint venture named Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited will offer field-proven UAV systems to Indian defence, paramilitary, security, and police forces. The JV, signed at
Military
Mahindra Defence and Aeronautics Ltd of Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner for Naval Shipborne UAVs. Aeronautics and Mahindra will offer a UAV system which can be launched and recovered from Indian warships. Aeronautics, a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), is an Israeli public listed company,
Business
Israeli insurer Phoenix Holdings Ltd. bought a 5.18% stake in Israeli drone maker Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd., according to a Monday filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The deal was completed in late March. Following the announcement, on Monday Aeronautics’ stock went up by 1.73% and the
Business
Fotokite, a Switzerland-based company that developed a kite-like, tethered drone that can stay in the air almost indefinitely, won the $1 million grand prize in the Genius NY business competition Monday. Fotokite's drones can fly a few hundred feet in the air attached to a retractable cord, then
Business
The German Ministry of Defense is looking to reviving a multi-billion dollar deal for leasing Israel-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), after the Budget Committee in the German Parliament decided to postpone the acquisition in June 2017. The ministry is soon expected to request for a 1-billion-euro ($1.11 billion) funding
Military
XTEK Ltd has received a purchase order from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) worth A$1.4 million for additional WASP AE small unmanned aerial systems. The order includes associated after-market services including technical support, training and spare equipment. XTEK’s managing director Philippe Odouard said: “This win represents another
Commercial
COPTRZ, the UK commercial drone solution provider, has announced it has put pen to paper on a new agreement with Pulse Aerospace, the commercial drone manufacturer which produces the VAPOR range of helicopter UAS. COPTRZ will become the official UK distributor of the VAPOR 15, VAPOR 35 and VAPOR 55;
Military
US State Department officials approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for an estimated cost of $2.5 billion. The prime contractor will be Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rancho Bernardo, California. They will be responsible for integration, installation and functional platform
Propulsion
Boeing Phantom Works’ MQ-25 unmanned aerial vehicle prototype is powered by a single, 9,000 lb-thrust Rolls-Royce AE3007N turbofan, Boeing disclosed on 5 April. The aerospace manufacturer said the engine has powered its prototype on tarmac manoeuvres meant to simulate the sort of taxiing the drone would be expected to
Business
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of defense articles and services for continued follow-on support to the MQ-9 Reaper program for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress
Targets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has opened a new facility in New South Wales, Australia near the Naval Air Station HMAS Albatross to be the center of its emerging Australian Defense business. With these facilities located in Albatross Aviation Technology Park in Nowra, the company