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MQ-9 Begins Flying Missions from Romania
The 25th ATKG began preparation for EUCOM support more than a year ago.
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GA-ASI Gets $11M US Navy Reaper Support Contract
General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded an $11,155,719 firm-fixed-price modification (P00012) to previously awarded contract N00019-18-C-1063. This modification exercises options to procure Group 5 Unmanned Air System (UAS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance support for outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS)
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Silent Arrow Gets US Air Force Contract
Silent Arrow has announced the United States Air Force has awarded contract FA864921P0478 entitled "Feasibility of Downsizing and Adapting Commercial Silent Arrow Cargo Delivery UAS to Meet Specific AFSOC Operational Requirements" to the company effective February 5, 2021. The contract will be executed in partnership with the Air
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French Army Orders More NOVADEM NX70 Drones
Aix-en-Provence-based NOVADEM, has received at the end of 2020, from the France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) a new order for about fifty more micro-drones NX70. This is the third order in two years and proves, once again, the confidence existing between the French Ministry of
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Israelis Secretly Built Suicide Drones for Unknown Asian Customer
Over 20 Israelis, including former employees of Israeli defense firms, have been investigated for illegally selling weapons to U.S. rival in Asia. Most details of the investigation, including which country is involved, are under a gag order. Sources with knowledge of the investigation said the case was highly sensitive,
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GA-ASI Gets $9M DARPA Longshot Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Poway, California, was awarded a $9,037,064 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Longshot Phase One. This contract provides for the research, development, and demonstration of the Longshot. Work will be performed in Poway, California (71%); Orlando Florida (14%); Buffalo, New York (7%
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Northrop Grumman Gets DARPA Longshot Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office (TTO) to develop an advanced technology weapon concept designed to significantly increase engagement range and weapon effectiveness of U.S. Forces against adversary air threats. "Our collaboration with
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GA-ASI Launches SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announces SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions (SGSS), a new service and support program for GA-ASI customers operating the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and the maritime variant SeaGuardian. SGSS provides operators with reduced lifecycle costs and low risk by providing a
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Airbus Survey Copter to Supply Aliaca Fixed-Wing UAV to French Navy
Airbus Defence and Space mini UAS subsidiary SURVEY Copter signed a contract with French DGA Armament general directorate to provide the French Navy with 11 systems, (22 aircraft), of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS (officially called SMDM / “Systèmes de Mini Drones aériens embarqués pour la Marine”
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Skydio Selected for Final Integration in the US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Skydio has announced the U.S. Army elected to continue with the Skydio X2D SRR system to complete remaining integration and documentation requirements within the Other Transaction Agreement Prototype Phase. The SRR program, managed by the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aviation’s Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM
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Kazakhstan's 'Shagala' Drone Completes Test Flights
Test flights of the new 'Shagala' reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system have taken place . The UAV was developed by military scientists of the National Defense University named after the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy (NDU). The practice of using UAVs in modern military conflicts has proven
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DARPA Initiates Design of LongShot UAV
DARPA's LongShot program, which is developing an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the ability to employ multiple air-to-air weapons, has awarded contracts to General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for preliminary Phase I design work. The objective is to develop a novel UAV