Business
AeroVironment Inc, Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $75,930,901 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract to procure the Switchblade Weapon System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2023. Fiscal 2019
Weapons Systems / Lasers
AeroVironment Inc, Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $75,930,901 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract to procure the Switchblade Weapon System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2023. Fiscal 2019
Business
“Fundamental efficiency gains require heat transfer innovations. In Conflux we have a highly innovative engineering team that blends first principles thermo-fluid dynamics with design creativity and Additive Manufacturing process expertise,”
Business
Niger’s National Guard is set to take delivery of a fourth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from French company Delair, after having received three aircraft in November last year. The delivery of the fourth UAV was reported by Africa Intelligence earlier this month. Delair said that the Niger National Guard
Business
Niger’s National Guard is set to take delivery of a fourth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from French company Delair, after having received three aircraft in November last year. The delivery of the fourth UAV was reported by Africa Intelligence earlier this month. Delair said that the Niger National Guard
Testing
Named after an old-English word for a type of dragon, the Rhaegal-A won’t be making its mark by burninating the countryside. Instead the electric cargo drone capable of taking off and landing like a helicopter was in the spotlight during a U.S. Air Force conference about “flying car”
Testing
Named after an old-English word for a type of dragon, the Rhaegal-A won’t be making its mark by burninating the countryside. Instead the electric cargo drone capable of taking off and landing like a helicopter was in the spotlight during a U.S. Air Force conference about “flying car”
Accidents
An IDF drone crashed in the Gaza Strip on Monday night, the IDF confirmed. The IDF noted that the reason for the crash was a technical malfunction and that there was no fear of an intelligence leak or loss of information. Similar drones have previously crashed in the Gaza Strip
Accidents
An IDF drone crashed in the Gaza Strip on Monday night, the IDF confirmed. The IDF noted that the reason for the crash was a technical malfunction and that there was no fear of an intelligence leak or loss of information. Similar drones have previously crashed in the Gaza Strip
Military
The US Air Force on April 27 kicked off Agility Prime, a new effort to help industry create a “flying car” for both commercial and military. The goal of Agility Prime is to avoid the “cautionary tale” of a previous transformative technology: small unmanned aerial systems, said Will Roper, the
Military
The US Air Force on April 27 kicked off Agility Prime, a new effort to help industry create a “flying car” for both commercial and military. The goal of Agility Prime is to avoid the “cautionary tale” of a previous transformative technology: small unmanned aerial systems, said Will Roper, the
Military
DARPA has awarded contracts to nine performers to begin work on the fifth swarm sprint for the agency’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The program envisions swarms of up to 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing insights to ground troops as they operate in dense urban environments. OFFSET has five