Business
Aerodyne, Inc., an aeronautical engineering and technical consulting company, has been awarded a contract potentially worth more than $105 million to provide technical and engineering support for the US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office. Under the Project Manager, Army UAS Technical Services contract, Aerodyne will be performing a full
Business
The 2011 Turkey Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award in Aerospace and Defence is presented to Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) for the ANKA. This indigenously developed medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft has been designed by TAI to meet reconnaissance and surveillance requirements. "TAI's culture
Military
As anticipated, Northrop Grumman has signed MoUs with four South Korean companies to participate in the RQ-4 Global Hawk programme during the Seoul Air Show in South Korea. The MOU signings will enable the Northrop Grumman Korea Global Hawk team -- composed of Northrop Grumman, Dreaming and Challenging Company, FIRSTEC,
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The University of Dayton has announced that locally-based companies Optonicus and Defense Engineering Corp., as well as California-based UtopiaCompression, have signed deals to relocate to UD’s Ladar and Optical Communications Institute. The moves are expected to create more than a dozen new jobs. DEC and UtopiaCompression are working with
VTOL
SurveyCopter-Developed 'Tracker' on Cassidian Stand at MILIPOL, Paris today Franco-German aerospace group European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co announced yesterday that its security and defence division Cassidian has acquired SurveyCopter, a closely-held French company specialised in the manufacture of light unmanned aircraft as part of a move to
Business
Elbit Systems President and CEO Joseph Ackerman gave an interview to "Globes" at AUSA in Washington DC last week, in which he minimises the impact that the deterioration in Israel's relationships with Turkey is having on his business . Here is an extract: "Globes": How
Business
Northrop Grumman Corporation will be signing four memoranda of understanding (MOU) with its Korean industry partners on Tuesday, Oct. 18, during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition at the Seoul Airport in South Korea. The MOU signings will enable the Northrop Grumman Korea Global Hawk team – composed of Northrop
Business
The Boeing Company has announced that it has created a new division to better align the company’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. The new Electronic & Mission Systems (E&MS) division will operate within the Network and Space Systems business unit and include
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Datron World Communications, Inc. a leader in the tactical and public safety communications industry, announced a significant equity investment in Aeryon Labs, a Canadian-based technology innovator of robotics for aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Under terms of the agreement, Datron will become an equity partner in Aeryon Labs while maintaining
Business
Battlespace Flight Services, LLC of Arlington, Va., is being awarded a $104,179,468 firm fixed price/cost plus award fee contract modification to fund extension of contract for organizational maintenance support for the predator MQ-1 aircraft and related systems at Creech Air Force base, Nev., Whiteman Air Force Base,
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, was awarded an $8,795,979 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award comes under a CLS (Contractor Logistics Support) contract and will provide for the Reset efforts for the Warrior A (now known as the Sky Warrior Alpha) and the Warrior Block 0 (now known
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded an $84.8 million contract to provide logistics and hardware support for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle. The US Defense Department made the announcement on Wednesday. The deal runs through March 2013. Source: Pomerado News