Military
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country (Chile...?) with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The project is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems. The UAS will also include complementing ground control stations, as well as Elbit
Military
ING Engineering, which maintains UAS for Canadian Forces, trains soldiers on how to use them and launches and recovers them for the Forces in Afghanistan, showcased its remote-controlled planes at the two-day military industry trade show CANSEC. To date, ING's seven-member team in Afghanistan has
Military
The German Army recently announced that a team of instructors has been deployed to Afghanistan to instruct German soldiers in the operation of a new, small tactical reconnaissance UAS. The Mikado AR 100 B, built by German manufacturer AirRobot GmbH & Co. KG, is intended to provide additional situational awareness
Military
One of the flagship programmes underpinning the ambitious Franco-British effort to establish a 50-year strategic partnership in national security is several steps closer to being clarified. France and the U.K. have committed to jointly address their medium-, long-endurance unmanned aircraft (MALE) requirement under the new defence
Military
The French Air Force's Cassidian Harfang, based on the IAI Heron airframe, has logged over 4,000 flight hours since deploying to Bagram air base, near Kabul, well over two years ago. Deployed since February 2009, the detachment at Bagram air base operates the interim MALE (medium altitude
Military
The Manned/Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) is an initiative designed to bring together both types of systems to interoperate and share a common operating picture among pilots, UAS operators and troops on the ground. MUSIC will include a demonstration at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, in
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In an effort to cut costs and avoid civilian casualties, manufacturers are developing small 'smart bombs,' drones that resemble model planes and microscopic crystals to tag enemy targets. Under mounting pressure to keep its massive budget in check, the Pentagon is looking to cheaper, smaller weapons to wage
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A small Phoenix-based company is using federal grants to develop technology that will allow U.S. Army soldiers to control UAS for resupply missions, surveillance and zeroing in on targets. Handheld controllers will use Kutta Technologies Inc.’s software so frontline troops can control UAS in a way similar
Military
The Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Arizona., received the go-ahead to start lot 4 low-rate initial production of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) under terms of an $83 million U.S. Air Force contract announced last Friday. MALD is an affordable air-launched programmable expendable
Military
The U.S. Defense Department’s 30-year Aircraft Procurement Plan for the Navy and Air Force unleashed a few surprises, such as the possibility of replacing the Air Force’s E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft with unmanned systems. Dated March
Business
Lockheed Martin detected a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network, the company said in a statement late Saturday night. The cyber-assault took place on May 21, and quick action by its security team successfully repelled the attack. "No customer, programme or employee personal data has
Business
ChandlerMay, a supplier of C2 System development, ground control stations and mobile C2 computing solutions, has been recognized by AAI Corporation for its continued contribution to the RQ-7B Shadow 200 tactical unmanned aircraft system (TUAS) programme. The company recently received the "Above and Beyond" award at Textron