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Russian company ZALA AERO (part of the Kalashnikov group of companies), one of the largest domestic manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles, has signed a contract to supply seven unmanned aerial vehicle systems to Panamanian company UAV LATAM. "ZALA AERO and UAV LATAM have signed a contract to supply seven
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Turkey’s Baykar signed a contract with Ukrainian firm Ivchenko-Progress for the delivery of AI-322F Turbofan engines its Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS) project. The deal was signed between the parties at the SAHA EXPO Defense and Aviation Hybrid Fair organized by SAHA Istanbul. MUIS will be jet-powered, with a
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Draganfly Inc. has announced its third quarter financial results. Key Financial and Operational Highlights for Q3 2021: * Revenue for the third quarter increased 30.5% to $1,896,992 up from $1,453,905 in the third quarter of 2020. Third quarter revenue was made up of $1,351,517
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Robotic Skies Inc, the global maintenance marketplace for commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, announced today new strategic funding from Hearst Ventures to support continued growth and product development. Hearst Ventures is the global venture capital division of Hearst, one of the nation’s largest
C-UAS
BlueHalo, a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, has announced that it has acquired Citadel Defense Company. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Citadel develops advanced counter-unmanned aerial systems technology utilized by customers within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, as well as civilian,
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Amprius Technologies, Inc., a supplier of 100% Silicon Anode Li-Ion Batteries via its Si-Nanowire platform, has announced that it has secured commercial orders with Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a pioneer in ultra-long endurance unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Amprius Technologies will ship 405 Wh/kg battery cells to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace through
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PABLO AIR, a company specializing in drone logistics solutions and services and a member of Born2Global Centre, is making steady steps forward into the Southeast Asia's drone delivery market. PABLO AIR recently signed an IBN partnership contract with Malaysia's National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS) for
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Ascent AeroSystems and Autonodyne have collaborated to create the next generation of comprehensive autonomous drone solutions. Both industry leaders were recently announced as finalists for the AUVSI 2021 XCELLENCE Awards - Ascent AeroSystems for Hardware and Systems Design and Autonodyne for Software Design and Coding. The partnership will usher in
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AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract on Sept. 28, 2021 by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for $20,321,973 for the procurement of Switchblade 600 tactical missile systems (TMS). Delivery is scheduled to be completed by January 2023. “Switchblade 600 is an all-in-one,
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Northrop Grumman has received a $298.2 million contract modification to repair common unmanned aircraft system components for the U.S. Air Force. USAF tasked the company to service sensor suites, launch and recovery equipment and mission controls of both the MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4B Global Hawk platforms. The award
Radar
Echodyne, the radar platform company, announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Innovation Team has awarded the company a $20M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The five-year agreement enables CBP to expand deployments of Echodyne’s industry-leading radars and explore new applications for
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that Kratos Unmanned Systems Division has been awarded a $17,677,612, 12-month cost plus fixed-fee contract to design and develop an Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in support of Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Collaborative Platforms