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India and the U.S. are negotiating a deal for the purchase of high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). An agreement or announcement to this effect is likely when U.S. President Barack Obama visits India as the chief guest for the Republic Day ceremony next month,
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Navmar Applied Sciences Corp., Warminster, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $11,831,173 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N68335-14-C-0131) to extend a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort in support of the Copperhead Unmanned Air Systems, specifically TigerShark unmanned aerial vehicle.
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TECOM Industries, Inc. a Smiths Interconnect business, announced the award of a firm fixed price contract from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems for approximately $12.0M. The contract award is for the production of Expeditionary Ground Control Station (EGCS) portable command and control stations. The EGCS portable command and control stations
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EMT has announced the 50th flight sortie of its LUNA TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System), with a EASA certified, ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) transponder in Afghanistan. LUNA's new ADS-B transponder ensures electronic visibility to the air traffic controller, enabling better coordination of unmanned and manned
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During the UVS-TECH 2012 Exhibition in Moscow, Swiss Company FLYING ROBOTS SA and Russian Company NEFTEGAZAEROKOSMOS signed a Partnership Agreement in order to adapt the newly launched Soft Wing Aerial Navigator (FR SWAN X1) to the requirements of the Russian Oil and Gas industry. This Agreement defines the use
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ Heron has marked a new achievement last month when crossing the Andes during an operational flight demonstration held in a South American country. The system successfully demonstrated its advanced abilities for long range missions using Satellite communication for control and activation. The UAS was carrying a Synthetic
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Cassidian has launched its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS for maritime and land missions. Designed in close collaboration with potential customers in order to match their specific requirements, TANAN 300 is a real ‘eye in the sky’ thanks to a full HD imagery chain and to its
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TEKEVER publicly presented for the first time in Portugal the latest addition to its family of Unmanned Aerial Systems, the Tactical UAS AR5 Life Ray, at the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) Annual Convention, which took place on October 10th-12th, in Lisbon. TEKEVER sponsors the most
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Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawkunmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), expanding airborne communications and information sharing among military units in harsh environments. Northrop Grumman produced and delivered the system four months ahead of schedule as part of an ongoing
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Sentient announced that it has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Insitu Inc. to integrate Kestrel land and maritime automated detection software systems into Insitu’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Currently deployed as a separate product, Kestel operates adjacent to Insitu systems. The incorporation of Kestrel software into Insitu’
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Aurora Flight Sciences and SRI International Sarnoff have announced the integration of the SRI Sarnoff DL Micro digital data link and video processor into the Aurora Skate Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS). This pairing maximizes the real-time delivery of quality video from the SUAS. Small, unmanned aircraft systems are
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Switzerland has completed in-country flight evaluations of two Israeli unmanned aircraft systems, with a decision on its medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance requirement expected to be made during 2014. Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron 1 (above) was tested by the Armasuisse procurement agency in September, with the activity having