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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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 Qualified
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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-