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Insitu contracted for additional Blackjack aircraft
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
Insitu has received a $70 million contract modification to deliver six additional Lot I RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Navy. The order i...
AAI Corporation selected for unmanned aircraft ISR services
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded AAI Corporation with a $475 million contract for mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system services. Under the cont...
U.S. Army selects Textron for Shadow UAV sustainment
Jan 09, 2017 (UPI)
Textron has received a $206 million contract to perform sustainment services for the U.S. Army's Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system. Support services cove...
U.S. Army engineers use 3D printing for small drone
Jan 06, 2017 (UPI)
An unmanned aerial vehicle created through on-demand 3D-printing technology has been flight tested by engineers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The demo...
General Atomics contracted for MQ-9 sale to Spain
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
General Atomics has received a $56 million contract action order to provide MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft for the government of Spain. The order is an adjustmen...
Thales suppying Spy'Ranger mini-drone system to French Army
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
More than 200 small unmanned aerial vehicles are being supplied to the French military by Thales for reconnaissance missions. The Spy'Ranger drones, which can b...
Small drone achieves flight endurance record
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
A small propeller-driven drone has stayed aloft for more than two days and nights, achieving the world duration record for its class. The U.S. Defense Advanced ...
Tiny spy drones no match for Repellent-1 mobile anti-drone net
Jan 01, 2017 (Sputnik)
Russian engineers have completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex. Appropriately named the 'Repellent', the system is designed to suppress...
General Atomics to perform Reaper, Predator support services
Dec 29, 2016 (UPI)
General Atomics has received a $349 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper support services. Under the contract, the ...
QinetiQ acquires Meggitt Target Systems
Dec 21, 2016 (UPI)
QinetiQ has enhanced its test and evaluation business through the acquisition of Meggitt Defence Systems Limited and Meggitt Holdings Canada Inc., known togethe...
Britain, France continue drone development project
Dec 18, 2016 (UPI)
Britain and France are continuing cooperation on the development of two separate unmanned combat air system prototype demonstrators. The two demonstrators, due ...
Bird-like drone uses feathers for a more precise flight path
Dec 16, 2016 (UPI)
A new bio-inspired drone uses bird-like feathers to adjust its wingspan while in flight. The ability allows for a more precise flight path and more exact maneuv...
Malawi drone test centre to help with healthcare, disasters
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Malawi on Thursday launched Africa's first drone-testing corridor as developing countries explore how drones could be used during humanitarian crises such as fl...
Ford studies using drones to guide self-driving cars
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
Ford Motor Co. is studying a system to use drones to help guide self-driving vehicles, including on off-road adventures, company officials said. Drones launched...
Amazon completes its first drone delivery, in England
Dec 14, 2016 (AFP)
Amazon said Wednesday it completed its first delivery by drone, in what the global online giant hopes will become a trend in automated shipments by air. The del...
MBDA's Brimstone missile planned for Britain's Protector drone
Dec 08, 2016 (UPI)
Britain is planning to arm its new Protector remotely piloted aircraft with MBDA's Brimstone precision strike missile. If confirmed by the U.K.'s Ministry of De...
Britain signs off on General Atomics' Protector program
Dec 05, 2016 (UPI)
U.K. defense officials have inked a $127 million contract with General Atomics to develop new unmanned aerial vehicles. Under the agreement, the company will eq...
NTU and Stratasys 3iD print operational ULTEM drone with embedded electronics
Dec 02, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have 3D printed a ready-to-fly drone with embedded electronics using aerospace-grade ...
FLIR Systems buys Prox Dynamics for $134 million
Nov 30, 2016 (UPI)
Sensor developer FLIR Systems announced it has acquired unmanned aerial systems maker Prox Dynamics for $134 million in cash. In a statement announcing the buy,...
Northrop Grumman passes 2 Tern program milestones
Nov 29, 2016 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman has completed two critical design reviews for the Tern program, a project facilitating the development of new remotely piloted aircraft. Tern i...
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