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Z Microsystems, a leading provider of mission-ready computing systems, announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and product development team of Enhanced Video Devices (EVD), a developer of image enhancement technology. With this acquisition, Z Microsystems gains vital intellectual property and engineering talent in video image enhancement and
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Elbit Systems Ltd. announced yesterday, that it has filed a lawsuit in the High Court of Justice of the United Kingdom against the Government of Georgia for an amount of approximately $100 million. The lawsuit was filed as a result of the Georgia's failure to pay amounts due
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Imint (Sweden) has announced the appointment of three new distribution partners, to handle an increased international interest in the Imint product line, and to further accelerate global expansion. The new partners; Danish Aviation Systems, Golan Security & Consulting, and J&E Systech Co., will promote and sell Imint’s
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Mr. John Purvis has been named President and CEO of AME Unmanned Air Systems (formerly AeroMech Engineering, Inc.). He succeeds Mr. Jay McConville, who will now serve as AME UAS’s Chairman of the Board and as an Executive Vice President at ChandlerMay. These changes were announced by Mr. Jesse
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Aversano Aircraft in Florida has been quietly developing an aircraft which it claims is “a whole new design, theory and all new technology for UAS performance, manoeuvrability and payload.” The Defender airframe is tried and tested and the company is now looking for partners who need a base for a
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The South Korean defence ministry’s decision to purchase Israeli-made UAS will depend on whether the Israeli air force selects the Korea Aerospace Industries /Lockheed Martin T-50 as its new advanced jet trainer. South Korea's military has been evaluating several Israeli unmanned aircraft systems in recent
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced yesterday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems UK Ltd (GA-UK), an affiliated entity, has been established with an office in London. The office will be managed by Dr. Jonny King. “We are pleased that the London office will provide dedicated support for the Ministry
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Nostromo Defensa, an Argentinean UAS company, and the Israeli based Innocon have signed a MoU to work together on the development of new UAS solutions for Argentinean and the South American market. The companies believe that the cooperation between Nostromo Defensa knowledge and experience with UAS development and manufacturing and
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Cassidian has suggested an alternative funding proposal to France, Germany and Spain for its Talarion unmanned air system. Budget approval for an estimated €3 billion ($4.2 billion) for development and production is two years behind schedule. Cuts in defence spending among European governments mean that getting a green light
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Aviation Capital Enterprises, Inc. of Canada has entered into an exclusive contractual agreement with Lockheed Martin to design, develop, build, flight test and Federal Aviation Administration certify a family of hybrid airship. Based on Lockheed Martin's P-791, a fully functional manned flight demonstrator, the commercial 20 ton
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The Commercial Service of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv and Airlift Inc. are jointly organizing an International Unmanned Systems trade mission to Israel from March 27 – April 1. The event is sponsored by IAI, Rafael, Aeronautics, Bluebird, Simlat, and Urban Aeronautics and features visits to these companies, individual B2B
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BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design, development, production and support of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system for the UK and French defence ministries. The two companies will prepare and submit a joint