Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT and the Dutch company Wings For Aid have entered into a strategic partnership. The aim of the two-stage cooperation is to improve the air safety of cargo drones. Wings For Aid has developed the “MiniFreighter”, a 650-kg Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) that delivers humanitarian goods to people isolated by natural […]
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General Atomics Gets $389M US Army MQ-1C-25M Gray Eagle Modernized Extended Range Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $389,000,000 fixed-price incentive contract for the purchase of MQ-1C-25M Gray Eagle Modernized Extended Range systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of November 29, 2024. Army Contracting […]
FAA Selects Pharovision and Sentrycs for Drone Detection and Mitigation Testing
Pharovision and Sentrycs have been selected by the FAA to conduct a three-month detection and mitigation test at Atlantic City International Airport. The testing period started in early July with a view to determine the efficacy of drone tracking, identification, and mitigation capabilities in airports. Sentrycs and Pharovisions’ complementary technologies identify and subdue any rogue or unfriendly unmanned aircraft system […]
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo Sign Cargo Drone Interline Agreement
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s largest international cargo carrier, announced an interline agreement. The partnership marks the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. The interline agreement allows the extension of the delivery networks of both partners, significantly increasing their reach as well as providing access to areas […]
Airbus Sells Nine SIRTAP UAS to the Spanish Ministry of Defence
Airbus has signed a contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the development and acquisition of SIRTAP, a High Performance Tactical UAS that will reinforce the tactical capabilities of the Spanish Army and the Air and Space Force. This contract includes a total of nine systems, each consisting of three unmanned aerial vehicles and […]
BlueHalo to Integrate Directed Energy Capability on US Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
BlueHalo has been awarded a contract from the United States Navy’s Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division to develop a High Energy Laser (HEL) Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) prototype, integrated onboard the Marine Corp’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The company will adapt its LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) for […]
Schubeler and Bellwether Industries to Build and Test Electric Propulsion Systems
Bellwether Industries, a developer of Urban Aerial Mobility (UAM) solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Schubeler, a global supplier of electric propulsion technology. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the evolution of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) solutions. Schubeler, a trusted long-term collaborator, has played a […]
Canada Delays $3.6BN Reaper Buy Until Drones Can Operate in Arctic
The Canadian military’s acquisition of medium altitude armed drones is being delayed to allow for more development work to enable the aircraft to operate in the Arctic region. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System project was to deliver a fleet of drones for the Royal Canadian Air Force that would be operational by 2025. That date […]
Centaurium UAS and Thales to Test Thales’ UAS100 Drone for Long-Range Operations in Switzerland.
On 22 November 2023, Centaurium UAS and Thales signed a cooperation agreement which also comprises the delivery of two Thales UAS100 drone systems and ground control stations to the Switzerland-based company ahead of testing in the spring of 2024 and the planned start of commercial operations in 2025. From risk monitoring on large-scale infrastructure to border surveillance, […]
InterGlobe Enterprises and Archer Aviation Plan to Launch All-Electric Air Taxi Service Across India in 2026
InterGlobe Enterprises, India’s foremost travel and hospitality conglomerate and Archer Aviation Inc., a manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of partnering to launch and operate an all-electric air taxi service in India, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals and […]