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The US Navy has issued a request for proposal (RFP) worth up to $870 million for a small unmanned aircraft system to provide a bridge system between current capabilities and the 2014 entrance of the small tactical unmanned aerial system (STUAS)/tier II entry into service, projected to be 2013.
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After years of explosive growth, AME Unmanned Systems is cutting about 20 percent of its workforce in response to cuts in the U.S. defence budget and changes in its contracts. Founded in 1999 by two Cal Poly graduates in a garage and on a shoestring budget, AeroMech grew to
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CybAero AB, Sweden, and Astrium Satellites, part of the aerospace group EADS, have launched a partnership in the field of precise near-field navigation for automated UAS landing operations. By applying the principles of Global Navigation Satellite Systems on a local scale, the Astrium “High-Precision Local Navigation System” will
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Italian company Selex Galileo reported it has acquired Unmanned Technologies Research Institute, a provider of mini-micro unmanned aircraft systems. UTRI, which has headquarters in Trieste, Italy, is recognized in Europe for its excellence in unmanned technology. Selex Galileo is a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, with its Falco vehicle
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is to buy rival Integral Systems Inc for $225 million in cash and stock to expand into the satellite signal monitoring segment . Kratos said it would acquire each Integral Systems stock for $5 a share in cash and 0.588 shares of Kratos common
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday at the 10th International Defence Industry Fair held in Istanbul between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. to establish a close collaboration in the Talarion programme. Signed in the presence of Murad Bayar, The Honourable Undersecretary for
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Alenia Aeronautica is looking for a partner to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system to rival the Franco-British venture announced earlier this year by BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation. Giuseppe Giordo, chief executive of the Finmeccanica subsidiary, said the Italian airframe manufacturer is happy to "
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Denel Dynamics, the missiles and unmanned aircraft systems business arm of SA defence manufacturer, Denel, is exhibiting at this year’s International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul, Turkey from May 10 – 13. However, the South African company is not treating Turkey as a market for its products, but considers
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Aero-Instruments, a manufacturer of Air Data Sensors, has announced the acquisition of SpaceAge Control's air data product line. Aero-Instruments manufactures Air Data Sensors for large commercial transport, general aviation, rotorcraft, defence, business jet and Unmanned Aircraft Systems markets. The acquisition will allow Aero-Instruments to enter
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The Boeing Company and subsidiary Insitu Inc. yesterday named Steve Morrow Insitu President and CEO, effective immediately. Morrow succeeds CEO Steve Sliwa, who retired April 1. "Insitu is the industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost unmanned airborne systems and has a bright
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, an approved and certified MRO company, to offer the Predator B UAS to meet the surveillance needs of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has established
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Rockwell Collins' Athena family of flight control and navigation systems exceeded 1 million flight hours on several UAS performing surveillance operations primarily in the Middle East. This fact emerged out of the company’s quarterly report, which also announced a sales increase of $81 million, or 7%, to $1.