Business
GeoFIT Americas Adopts SimActive’s Correlator3D
“SimActive remains the only viable solution for this category, justifying the quick selection of Correlator3D by GeoFIT Americas.”
Business
Military
Mongolia, Azerbaijan Interested in Belarusian UAVs
Mongolia and Azerbaijan are interested in Belarusian technologies of manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), BelTA learned from Alexander Shchavlev, Deputy Director of the R&D Center for Multifunctional Unmanned Complexes of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, on 15 March. “The demand for our products has turned out
Military
Enlightenment Capital Invests in Aurora Flight Sciences
Enlightenment Capital, an aerospace, defense, and government-focused investment firm, announced that it has made a strategic investment in Aurora Flight Sciences, a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and autonomous flight technologies for military and commercial customers. The investment will support Aurora’s strategy for expanding the company’s development
Military
UAE is First Hammerhead Customer
Piaggio Aero has secured the first export order for its P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle, following the United Arab Emirates’ decision to acquire eight of the type. The P180 Avanti II twin-pusher-derived UAV will be provided to the nation under a €316 million ($347 million) deal signed between Abu
Business
Empire Unmanned Acquires Advanced Aviation Solutions
Empire Holdings, Inc., has announced that one of its operating units, Empire Unmanned, LLC, has acquired Advanced Aviation Solutions (ADAVSO) of Star, Idaho. Empire Holdings is the primary owner of Empire Unmanned, LLC, and also owns 100 percent of Empire Airlines, Inc. This acquisition combines Empire's nearly 40
Business
Northrop Grumman Awarded Fire Scout Task Order
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded $7,280,560 for cost-plus-fixed-fee task order 1269 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0026) in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft systems. This test support effort for the MQ-8C includes software verification; software regression; cybersecurity;
Military
UK and France to Unveil $2 Billion Drone Project
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande will unveil a 1.5 billion-pound ($2.1 billion) cooperative drone project when the two leaders meet in Amiens today. Britain and France will commit 750 million pounds each to build a prototype unmanned aircraft that will be the
Weapons Systems / Lasers
US Army Issues RFI for Small Guided Munitions for UAS
The US Army recently issued a request for information for small guided munitions that can be outfitted to rotary wing and unmanned aerial systems. Potential weapons systems (including launcher) must be precision capable and demonstrated at a minimum System Technology Readiness Level of 5: prototype demonstration in a relevant environment.
Targets
Kratos Gets $18.7M US Air Force Target Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEi), has received a $18,674,455 million award for the Lot 12 option on the previously awarded Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT) Lots 11-13 production contract. CEi will provide an additional quantity of 21 AFSAT
Agriculture
Raven to Distribute AgEagle Worldwide
Raven Industries announced that its Applied Technology division has been named the worldwide exclusive distribution partner for AgEagle Aerial Systems, a provider of Unmanned Aerial Systems used in precision agriculture. This partnership will allow Raven to expand into the UAS market by enhancing its product offering to provide actionable data
Events
UK Zephyr Order Confirmed
The UK Ministry of Defence has placed a highly anticipated order for two Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr 8 high-altitude pseudo-satellites. Announced during Singapore air show on 18 February, the contract will cover the acquisition of two solar-powered, long-endurance surveillance unmanned air vehicles, the first of which is already under
Business
Denel Eyes Asia-Pacific Arms Market
South African defence industrial complex Denel has expanded its footprint by setting up a military factory in Hong Kong as a springboard into the Asia-Pacific market where it hopes to take advantage of rising defence budgets to sell unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, artillery systems, armoured personnel carriers and advanced