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Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced that it was awarded two contracts with the U.S. Air Force for $8M to work on enhanced autonomy capabilities with Anduril's dual-use Ghost platform and its newest variant, Ghost-X. Ghost is an autonomous uncrewed aircraft system well-suited for reconnaissance, security, and
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, has announced a partnership with EDGE Group PJSC, an advanced technology groups headquartered in Abu Dhabi, to deploy UAE-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across its onshore and offshore operations. EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing UAVs for ADNOC to
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Turgis & Gaillard, a French aerospace company, has entered into a partnership with Ukraine’s state enterprise Antonov to jointly produce a scaled-down and cost-effective version of the Aarok drone. This collaboration, initiated during a visit by a French delegation to Kyiv on September 28, holds promise for enhancing the
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Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. and Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation announced that they have been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capable of moving loads with a minimum of 800 pounds and flying distances over 100 miles.
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Volz Servos has been contracted by BETA Technologies as actuator partner for the ALIA supply chain. The partnership is part of BETA’s strategic approach to its supply chain, including partnering with aerospace leaders on various systems and components for its aircraft production. German company Volz Servos - a leading
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Spray drone services provider Rantizo has raised a $6 million expansion of its series A round (adding to the $7.5 million announced in 2020) led by Leaps by Bayer, and supported by Fulcrum Global Capital and Innova Memphis. The capital injection will help the Iowa-based company expand its nationwide
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $17,999,819 cost-plus-fixed-price contract for modeling, simulation and analysis services. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2025. Army
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Australian-made 30mm weapon systems are being sent to Ukraine as part of a US security assistance package announced earlier this year. 'Slinger' light-weight 30mm cannon systems, made by Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Defence Systems, have been ordered for use on “30mm gun trucks” announced by the US Department
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Aeronautics Ltd. has secured $60M worth of new contracts to supply its advanced Ground Control Stations (GCS) for its Orbiter UAV systems and to provide essential maintenance services for its Aeronautics UAV fleet. Aeronautics provides end to end solutions for UAS missions – from the UAV to the Ground Control Stations.
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During the First International Defense Industries Forum in Kiev, Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar, announced that the Turkish company, known for the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles, is investing $100 million in three Ukrainian projects. One of these endeavours includes the development of a drone production facility, with an
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $34,439,630 firm-fixed-price order (N0001923F0135) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). This order procures MQ-9 (25 configuration) and ground control station spares in support of routine maintenance for continued sustainment of the MQ-9 to maintain current Marine
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Rheinmetall will deliver a dozen new operational Luna NG unmanned air systems to the German military from 2025, under a funding allocation approved by Berlin on 20 September. The budget committee of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, on 20 September approved a contract amendment for the procurement of the