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Lockheed Martin, Mission System & Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $47,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for procurement of autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems to maximize performance requirements and capabilities with mature technologies. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y.
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The US Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, a $27,936,509 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract in direct support of data link communications activities including the Automated Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance (ARGUS)-Imaging System. The contract is to provide the research, development,
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Federal authorities have warned corporate executives at AeroVironment that they are among about 60 targets suggested by members of an Al Qaeda-connected website forum. In the wake of the warning, AeroVironment and authorities in Monrovia have stepped up security at the company’s corporate headquarters on West Huntington Drive.
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The Dutch Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (R-UAV) manufacturer GEOCOPTER from the Netherlands officially delivered its first Light Unmanned Rotorcraft System, designated GC-201, to its launching customer and development partner: the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). The GC-201 is a versatile unmanned system, designed and built like a normal
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Image Intelligence AB has announced the appointment of three new distribution partners, spanning three continents: Nostromo Defensa in Argentina, UAVs Australia in Australia, and Elmer Group in South Africa. Imint’s unique software technology for resource efficient real-time video analysis and enhancement continues to attract global interest, and Imint’
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The Raytheon Company has completed deliveries of its miniature military-grade Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to Korean Air Lines as the Republic of Korea’s top air carrier develops unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The small transponders are designed to fly on UAS and smaller helicopters and deliver all
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a Global Supply Chain (GSC) Deed with the Australian Department of Defence so the two entities can work together to identify opportunities for Australian industry to compete within the company's global supply chain and those of its major supply partners. The deed is
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Boeing has received a $480,000 study contract from the U.S. Navy to support pre-Milestone A activities including development of a concept of operations, an analysis of alternatives, and an investigation of potential material solutions for the Navy's Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS)
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Rafael announced at the Paris Air Show that it will work through fellow Israeli company Aeronautics with clients that need unmanned aircraft systems as part of their operational requirements. While there is continued talk of a possible merger between Aeronautics and one of the two other major manufacturers of unmanned
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AeroVironment, Inc. has reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending April 30, 2011. “With record fourth quarter revenue of $106.1 million, fiscal 2011 revenue grew 17% to $292.5 million, exceeding our guidance, and diluted earnings per share increased 24% to $1.17," said
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Joseph Ackerman, President of Elbit Systems, talked to Flightglobal about the company's aspirations and the focus of its display this year at the Paris Air Show: "We are introducing the company's unique multi-layered wide area aerial persistent surveillance (WAAPS) solution, demonstrating a capability that
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The Pentagon is processing a record backlog of $327 billion in arms exports and is speeding up the clearance process to meet the rising demand for UAS, said Vice Admiral Bill Landay, head of the agency responsible for weapons exports. To meet a growing demand for U.S.-made unmanned