Business
* Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $24,992,979 modification (P00015) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001123C0013 to add Phase 1C work of the Liberty Lifter program. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $67,499,597 from $42,506,
Business
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting six entities based in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), engaged in the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components on behalf of OFAC-designated Iranian firm Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar
Business
* ADASI, a regional leader in autonomous systems and services within EDGE, an advanced technology and defence groups, signed a contract on February 20th. to integrate MILSAR radars from Meteksan Defence, one of the largest defence companies in Turkey, onto the GARMOOSHA unmanned aerial system (UAS). Signed at the International Defence
Business
* Boeing has hired an adviser to sell its defense subsidiary Insitu, a maker of small, long-range military drones, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The aviation giant seeks to shed non-core assets and focus on its commercial and defense businesses. Insitu is drawing interest from
Business
U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio has been awarded a contract by Spain’s Ministry of Defence (MINISDEF) to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) technology to the Spanish Armed Forces. In partnership with Paukner Group, a Spanish defense and security product distributor, Skydio will deliver Skydio X10D drones in
Business
U.S. company Neros has won a contract to deliver 6,000 FPV attack drones to Ukraine over 6 months, believed to be the highest rate for any U.S. producer ever. This is part of an international effort supplying drones to Ukraine. Making large numbers of FPVs fast has
Propulsion
* Cummings Aerospace and ATRX signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of high-speed unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The companies will work together to integrate a high-speed turbo-rocket onto a proven airframe with the goal of developing affordable UAS that can fly at supersonic and hypersonic speeds.
Weapons Systems / Lasers
* SOFWERX, in collaboration with US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) and US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), will host an assessment event to advance efforts in developing and producing an advanced light-weight precision glide munition. Background/Synopsis USSOCOM is seeking industry submissions for a precision glide munition
Business
* Quantum Systems, a German drone manufacturer operating two plants in Ukraine, plans to double its drone production in the country, Ukraine's Strategic Industries Ministry announced. The company produces advanced Vector reconnaissance drones. It opened its first facility in Ukraine in April 2024. Unmanned systems have become a key
Business
Drone companies in Taiwan signed agreements with the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber (CTBC) and Polish company Farada Group Ltd this week, Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) announced on FaceBook. The social media post, made on behalf of the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance (TEDIBOA), said that Coretronic Intelligent
Business
* PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, today announced an expansion of its contract with the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to design, develop, and demonstrate in a maritime environment the next generation of its Transwing VTOL unmanned aerial system
AI
The United States and India are launching a new Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA) aimed at boosting co-development and co-production of maritime drones and counter-drone systems. The announcement was made in a joint statement issued by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during Modi&