Military
GA-ASI Selected for Skyborg Vanguard Program
“The Avenger platform is a jet-powered, advanced RPA that is well understood and has undergone more than a decade of research and design”
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SATCOM Integrated Bayraktar TB2S Performs First Flight
Baykar Defense announced that the Bayraktar TB2S, developed on the Bayraktar TB2 platform, has performed its first flight. Baykar Defense made the Twitter post about the Bayraktar TB2S system with two visuals to celebrate Azerbaijan's victory. A TB2 SİHA with a design change in the visuals caught the
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Iran Army’s Large-Scale Drone Drill
The Iranian Army launched a large-scale drone drill in Semnan province on Tuesday January 5th. The drill was attended by Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Army Chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi. “The fingers of our heroic armed forces are on
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USAF Moves MQ-9s to Romania
The U.S. Air Force has based MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and approximately 90 Airmen to the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania, to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in support of NATO operations. The MQ-9s will fall under the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment
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AAI Gets $36.7M US Army Shadow Support Contract
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $36,680,072 fixed-price-incentive contract for contractor logistics support for the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with an
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Teledyne to Acquire FLIR Systems for $8BN
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and FLIR Systems, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, FLIR stockholders will receive $28.00 per share in
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Boeing Gets $198M MQ-25 Tanker Upgrade Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $198,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00028) to a previously awarded contract (N00019-18-C-1012). This modification provides for the integration of a ground control station that provides
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Boeing Gets $198M MQ-25 Tanker Upgrade Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $198,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00028) to a previously awarded contract (N00019-18-C-1012). This modification provides for the integration of a ground control station that provides
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UK Royal Navy Issues RFI for Heavy-Lift UAS
The UK Ministry Of Defence is currently seeking information in order to qualify requirements and develop our understanding of the potential for the market to provide an autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability for the Royal Navy. The purpose of this Request for Information is to enhance the Authority'
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UK Royal Navy Issues RFI for Heavy-Lift UAS
The UK Ministry Of Defence is currently seeking information in order to qualify requirements and develop our understanding of the potential for the market to provide an autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability for the Royal Navy. The purpose of this Request for Information is to enhance the Authority'
Military
Russia's Orion Launches First Missiles
The Orion unmanned aerial vehicle launched small-sized guided missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. It became the first Russian drone to use this type of weapon In addition, Orion has practiced the use of guided gliding bombs. The massive arrival of UAVs in the
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Russia's Orion Launches First Missiles
The Orion unmanned aerial vehicle launched small-sized guided missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. It became the first Russian drone to use this type of weapon In addition, Orion has practiced the use of guided gliding bombs. The massive arrival of UAVs in the