Targets
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $49,568,200 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of 55 full rate production Lot 4 BQM-177A Surface Launched Aerial Targets, to include associated 55 Rocket-Assisted Takeoff Attachment kits, 277 mission kits, as well as associated technical and administrative
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a maximum $11,586,778 undefinitized contract action for logistics support activities including depot repair, engineering services, field team support and software maintenance services for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 aircraft. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and
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Lilium N.V., developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, and GKN Aerospace, a developer of sustainable aerospace technology, have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable EWIS solution. From its facility in the Netherlands, GKN Aerospace will build the EWIS
Transport
Skyports Drone Services, and electric, autonomous aircraft manufacturer, Pyka, have agreed on a partnership for heavy payload drone logistics. The collaboration will leverage Skyports Drone Services’ extensive operational experience and Pyka’s best-in-class heavy payload aircraft to provide game-changing drone delivery services. The partnership will see Skyports Drone Services welcome
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Packet Digital announced that it has been awarded an $8.5 million contract to develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) smart batteries, chargers, and power systems for the United States Navy. Packet Digital is now responsible for designing and manufacturing high-performance UAS battery systems for the next generation of Navy Maritime
C-UAS
Dedrone announced that it has entered a partnership with G4S, an Allied Universal company, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). G4S will now offer Dedrone’s command and control (C2) drone detection, tracking and identification (DTI) solution suite to its customers in more than 50 countries across EMEA. “This
UAM/UTM
The UAE’s EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has announced a strategic investment in High Lander, the company behind Universal UTM, a drone-agnostic unmanned traffic management solution which provides the automation, coordination, and safety much needed in increasingly crowded skies. The US$14
Military
Quantum-Systems GmbH, an aerial intelligence company that provides multi-sensor data collection drones to government agencies and commercial customers, announced that it will deliver 105 additional long-endurance reconnaissance drones type Vector in military support of Ukraine’s armed forces, funded by the German Government. Founded in 2015, Quantum-Systems is at the
Propulsion
Hermeus has selected the Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan to integrate into its larger hypersonic engine. Securing an off-the-shelf turbine engine will save Hermeus billions of dollars in research and development costs and years of schedule. Pratt & Whitney’s F100 turbofan, which is used in the F-15 and F-16
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Epirus has announced a $66.1 million contract award from the U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) in support of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program. As part of the Other Transaction Authority, Epirus collaborates with the RCCTO to rapidly deliver several prototype
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Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, has signed an agreement with LCI, a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group for commitments to purchase up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft,
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Airbus said on Monday it was seeking outside investment for its high-altitude surveillance and communications drone programme Zephyr, in a bid to create a standalone telecoms and earth observation business that could start commercial operations by the end of 2024. The company has hired Morgan Stanley to find external partnerships