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* AeroVironment has announced the establishment of FreedomWerx, a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The $42.25 million project is expected to create 500 jobs over the next five years. As part of AV’s distributed production strategy, FreedomWerx strengthens the company’s capacity
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* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and CAE have announced a long-term agreement for the development and production of the next-generation mission trainer for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS). The contract with GA-ASI includes a firm order for 11 mission trainers, with
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— Pierce Aerospace, a dual-use aerospace technology firm and global leader in drone Remote Identification technologies, announced that it was awarded a U.S. Navy SeaPort NxG Prime Contract along with teammates Allen Control Systems, Glassboard, HEKA, and InterSpatial Analytics. The SeaPort Next Generation (NxG) is the Navy Virtual SYSCOM
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Baykar -- an Istanbul-based private-owned firm specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) -- has partnered with Indonesian defense holding Republikorp to set up a joint venture for local drone production. The deal's signing for this entity took place on the sidelines of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
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* Sentrycs, a provider of cutting-edge counter-UAS solutions, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract in Latin America for a national defense project. The project marks a significant milestone as the largest installation of counter-drone systems in the region, demonstrating Sentrycs’ unparalleled technological capabilities in addressing the
Data Links & Communications
* Patria has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space in Spain to participate in SIRTAP High capability Tactical UAS delivering a wide band line-of-sight datalink solution, covering aerial vehicles and ground systems in series production. The wide-band datalink solution is based on Patria CANDL products. Patria
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Ukraine continues to strengthen its defense partnerships, with the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov holding negotiations with a delegation from Boeing Defense, led by Executive Director Steven Parker. The discussions focused on expanding cooperation in the production of ammunition and aerial weapons, with a particular emphasis on the potential for
Tethered
* Elistair, a global supplier of tethered unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for surveillance and reconnaissance, announced that it has been awarded a €3 million contract to supply tethered small UAS to an allied military force. This contract, secured in collaboration with the world-leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics,
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
* Helsing, the German defence technology company, announced that it is producing 6,000 HX-2 strike drones for delivery to Ukraine. This follows a previous order of 4,000 HF-1 strike drones which are currently being delivered to Ukraine, in partnership with Ukrainian industry. The new batch of drones
Electronic Sub-Systems
* IMSAR, a U.S.-based developer of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), has signed a two-year agreement with TEKEVER to integrate advanced SAR technology into TEKEVER’s drone platforms. This partnership focuses on enhancing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities by combining TEKEVER’s UAV expertise with IMSAR’s high-
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As scheduled, Rheinmetall delivered the first Boxer Skyranger 30 cannon-based air defence vehicle to the Bundeswehr at the end of January 2025. This system is the so-called verification model, which will be used for the Bundeswehr's required approval. After the user has been instructed in how
Events
* Tata Elxsi, a global supplier of design and technology services, and Garuda Aerospace, a pioneering UAV manufacturer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Aero India 2025, Asia's biggest Airshow, being held from February 10th –14th. This partnership establishes a dedicated UAV design, engineering, and certification center to