Month May 2025

GA-ASI Gets $99M Air Force Contract for Hybrid Ducted Fan ISR/Strike UAS

– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Poway, California, was awarded a $99,292,613 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems (GHOST). This contract provides for the advancement of the hybrid-electric ducted fan next-generation intelligence,…

Motorola Solutions to Acquire Silvus Technologies for $4.4BN

– Motorola Solutions has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silvus Technologies, Inc. (“Silvus”) for $4.4 billion in up-front consideration. Based in Los Angeles, California, Silvus designs and develops software-defined high-speed mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) technology…

Sky Sentinel – Ukraine’s AI-Powered Anti-Drone Turret

Ukrainian engineers have developed Sky Sentinel, an AI-Powered Anti-Drone Turret,  in response to the ongoing Russian drone and missile attacks. What is Sky Sentinel? At first glance, Sky Sentinel might look like just another turret. But that’s a serious understatement.…

Hermeus Flies Quarterhorse Edwards at Air Force Base

– Hermeus, a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company specializing in high-speed aircraft, announced the flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft. This milestone is a significant step in Hermeus’ development of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. With this flight,…