Business
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced that it has received a $358 million award from the U.S. Army’s Program Manager – Unmanned Aircraft Systems for engineering support and system upgrades that will create a fleet of 45 upgraded RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS).Deliveries of 43 systems for
Control Stations
Software engineers at the Raytheon Co. Intelligence and Information Systems segment in Garland, Texas, will continue a project to convert application code in the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System (TCS) for unmanned aircraft from the proprietary Solaris operating system to the open-systems Linux operating system under terms of a
Military
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced that it was awarded a contract to provide its ScanEagle to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The delivery of these systems will be accompanied by training, logistics and ship installation, as well as specialist in-country maintenance support. The ScanEagle UAS
Business
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it's newly acquired subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI), has received an $11.9 million single award baseline contract from Swedish FMV for the supply of unmanned aerial targets and associated hardware to the Vidsel Test Range.Specialized hardware and equipment
Business
The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) announced the graduation of Crescent Unmanned Systems, LLC, from JEDCO’s Business Innovation Center. The early-stage company manufactures and markets specialized, unmanned aircraft systems with advanced surveillance capabilities. They can be used for law enforcement, military, and commercial applications.Crescent Unmanned joined JEDCO’
Events
BAE and Dassault will use Farnborough to strengthen their relationship. Contracts linked to two new activities are likely to be signed at or around the show, says Tom Fillingham, director of future combat air systems (FCAS) for BAE's Military Air & Information business unit. The first, to run
Business
Emmen Aerospace, Inc. (Emmen) announced that it will rebrand to become BOSH Technologies, a member of The BOSH Group (TBG), effective October 1, 2012. The transition will formalize Emmen's induction into TBG, a family of companies dedicated to the development and operation of customized unmanned system solutions. Emmen,
Business
The Pentagon is seeking congressional approval to shift as much as $641 million in funding for intelligence and surveillance to priorities such as expanding Afghanistan operations of a Boeing UAS for Navy commandos. The request for the “reprogramming” of previously approved military intelligence funds was submitted today to the four
Business
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of aerial drone and targets provider Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI). Kratos provides electronics and avionics that are on board CEI aircraft, and Kratos also provides ground flight control stations and electronics for the command and control
Events
EuroUSC staff will again be available at Farnborough to discuss and answer questions on Commercial Operations of Light UAS/RPAS - the stand is in Hall 3, Stand D18b, next to the indoor UAS/RPAS live flight demonstration area. EuroUSC is the UK CAA Approved Organisation (DAI/9932/09) and
Military
The Pakistan Navy has signed a contract on 27 June 2012 with EMT Germany to buy the LUNA UAS for its shore surveillance units (mainly Marines). A total of 8 aircraft along with 2 ground control stations have been contracted for purchase. This has been done after a launch of
Business
New mission capabilities of UAS and new deployment applications have continued to push the market upward. Accurate market data and analysis will be essential to companies seeking to develop, deploy, support, and maintain UAS on the global stage. WinterGreen Research has published a new study UAS: Market Shares, Strategy, and