Business
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman to maintain deployment of three E-11 Global Express aircraft and three EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that carry the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), an electronic tool used to route communications signals between incompatible and out-of-range systems. Northrop operates the E-11
Business
Prioria Robotics, Inc. announced that it has received $5.5 million in funding to advance the growth of its unmanned aircraft system platforms for military and civilian applications. Investors included Athenian Venture Partners , Advantage Capital Partners and Florida Gulfshore Capital . Gainesville-based Prioria Robotics focuses on unmanned systems designed to perform
Business
The Indian defence ministry has announced that a total of 95 mini UAS will be purchased in the near future. The equipment will improve the aerial surveillance capabilities of the Indian air force and navy, which should receive 60 and 35 systems, respectively. According to a request for proposals issued
Data Links & Communications
With the help of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Department of Defense is making major strides in its ongoing initiative to quickly and efficiently share the vast volume of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data available to users with access to the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). The DCGS Multi-Service
Training
Simlat has announced a recently awarded contract to provide a highly advanced UAS training system to Saint Louis University’s Center for Aviation Safety Research (CASR). Simlat’s full-crew trainer, the C-STAR, includes high-fidelity flight simulation for pilot training, as well as realistic and diverse mission simulation for payload operator
Business
AeroVironment revealed that 19 countries have now bought “thousands” of Puma, Raven and Wasp hand-launched UAS. At the Eurosatory Trade Fair in Paris, the company announced new orders from Sweden for the Puma and Wasp, and from Denmark for the Puma. Denmark acquired the Raven in 2007. “Allied armed forces
Commercial
The IT180 vertical take-off and landing mini-UAS made by INFOTRON has been chosen by Groupe INTRA (French economic interest group: EDF–CEA–AREVA) to extend its range of robotic devices to be used in crisis situations in the nuclear sector. In case of a nuclear accident, this UAS can cover
Business
Russia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aircraft, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.“We are negotiating with Israel. Our aim is to persuade them to start technological cooperation and to develop a product that will be used in both countries, and
Business
The developer of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that is orders of magnitude smaller than other radars was awarded a $24 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Natick, Mass., to build a “lightweight, ultra-wideband” SAR for unmanned aircraft systems for completion in 2017. The Department of
Military
The Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization today announced at Eurosatory it has awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6 million to supply the Danish Armed Forces with the company’s Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).AeroVironment was selected following a competitive evaluation. “Allied armed forces are
Military
Boeing is getting "very close to having what we'd say is a very capable design" to pitch for the Navy's Unmanned Carrier-launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme, according to Chris Chadwick, President of the company's military aircraft division. Talking to DefenseTech,
Business
Sagem has received a follow-on order to supply the French army with five Sperwer Mk II tactical unmanned aircraft, with deliveries to conclude by mid-2013. Placed by France's DGA Defence Procurement Agency under an option included in a three-aircraft order signed in February 2011, the deal "will