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UK aerial survey company Bluesky has launched a fast response aerial survey service using state of the art unmanned aircraft. The technology, originally developed by the military, includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) guided autopilot, high resolution integrated camera and environmentally friendly rechargeable propulsion system. Autonomous take-off and landing ensures the
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Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded an approximately $160 million contract by a European customer, to supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems over the next two years. Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, noted: "More and more customers worldwide have come to the conclusion that Elbit Systems&
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AeroVironment has introduced the Wasp small unmanned aircraft system and announced that it has been accepted by the U.S. Air Force for inclusion in its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) programme. Inclusion into the BATMAV programme enabled the Air Force to place an order for Wasp AE
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced it has signed a $1.7 billion (€1.2 billion) contract for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO's system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR)
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ESTEIO Engenharia e Aerolevantamentos S.A. and Instituto Tecnológico SIMEPAR signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement that visualizes the joint action of these companies in the market of mapping and monitoring with the use of UAS platform. UAS and Low Altitude Photogrammetry are shown as a set of techniques for collecting
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MAVinci's Spanish UAS distributor Grupo Acre presented SIRIUS I, a UAS for civil applications and specialized for “Orthophotos and Mapping” at UVEX 12 in Madrid. In order to carry out demo flights all UAS operators had to prove the abilities of their systems to the aviation authorities during
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Insitu, Inc. being awarded a $35,507,379 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) for additional operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system. These services will provide electro-optical/infrared and mid-wave infrared imagery in support of
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The US Government is conducting market research for the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Product Office (SUAS PdO), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama to identify and determine potential sources to support the SUAS PdO and its customers for acquisition of systems and parts. The Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office is seeking
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. received a $141.8 million contract for services in support of U.S. Army Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, the Pentagon announced on May 10. The award is structured as a cost plus incentive fee contract. The U.S. Army Contracting Command of Redstone Arsenal,
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Milestones in Innovation’ is now available on the App Store. The app brings nine decades of aviation innovation to iPad through beautiful imagery and an interactive timeline. “This is the history of Boeing as a digital coffee table book,” said Fritz Johnston, Boeing’s Vice-President of brand and advertising.
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The U.S. Navy has placed an order for three additional Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scouts and one ground control station. The order is valued at $25.7 million. MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter designed for U.S. Navy situational awareness and precision targeting. The
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GE Aviation has been awarded a contract by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems to provide the stores management system for a demonstration involving the Shadow. The contract includes the engineering, manufacturing, installation and data development of GE's Stores and Payload Controller (SPC) used to control the new stores management