The week-long Dragon Rider trials were conducted by the Maritime Aviation Strike Operational Advantage Group (formally the Wildcat Maritime Force) and linked a specially modified Wildcat helicopter with multiple unmanned aerial systems.
Amazon Prime Air drone delivery is expanding to nearly 500 cities and towns this year
The agreement has a ceiling of $49 million, with initial funding for one of four prototypes requested by PM ACE. Initial funding will also include field testing in 2027 under this project.
The new agreement builds on previous U.S. Army contracts from the past 2 years and will focus on ensuring the company’s heavy-cargo drone Chaparral can operate alongside service members in contested, austere environments.
Terma will deliver a sovereign, integrated counter-drone defenCe system that connects existing and future sensors into one shared drone situational picture.