The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of two SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. This follows JCG’s ongoing Company-Owned, Contractor-Operated agreement with GA-ASI for operating SeaGuardian, which began in April 2022. “Since JCG started operating SeaGuardians, they have […]
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University of Memphis Gets $9M US Navy Contract to Design Drone Facility
Successfully flying a drone in heavy rains or on an extremely windy day is next to impossible. A University of Memphis researcher is looking to improve the odds for such unmanned aerial systems after securing a $9.2 million contract to design and construct a facility to develop and test drones capable of operating in adverse […]
AgEagle Reports Y/Y Rise in Q2 Earnings & Revenues
.AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. has shown notable progress in its second-quarter 2024 earnings, reflecting the impacts of efforts to stabilize its financial performance. Despite a modest increase in revenues, the company managed to significantly reduce its net loss per share for the quarter. This turnaround was driven by effective cost-control measures, a diversified product portfolio […]
America’s Thunderstrike Aviation to Establish European Drone Production Facility in Denmark
The American company Thunderstrike Aviation has just inaugurated a new hangar at HCA Airport. The new hangar will be used for the development and testing of the company’s state-of-the-art drone technology. At the inauguration of the hangar, it was further announced that Thunderstrike has ambitious plans of further expanding their hangar with a drone production, […]
NATO Awards First-Ever Multinational C-UAS Contract
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has approved the first Counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) procurement framework agreement in NATO’s history. The framework agreement, initially valid for three years, was awarded via COBBS BELUX BV, DroneShield’s and MyDefence in-country Belgium and Luxembourg partner, for MyDefence Wingman and Droneshield Dronegun Mk4, on behalf of the Communications Cryptographic […]
AgEagle Aerial Systems Delivers eBee VISION Drones to the French Army
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc announced the delivery of the first 20 eBee VISION systems to its reseller for French Army surveillance operations. Each system consists of an eBee VISION UAV, ground control systems, comms and antenna package, and a tactical backpack unit. The units delivered pursuant to this purchase order will be followed by a […]
BRINC and Echodyne to Enable Automated BVLOS Operations for First Responders
BRINC, a supplier of drone technology for first responders, has announced a partnership with Echodyne, a manufacturer of ground-based radar systems. This collaboration will integrate Echodyne’s advanced MESA radar technology into BRINC’s purpose-built Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution. The strategic relationship enables a path toward beyond-visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations without visual observers, […]
Skyports Partners with Australian Real Estate Developer in Queensland
.Skyports Infrastructure, a supplier of vertiport infrastructure for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, and Wagner Corporation, an Australian property, infrastructure, and sustainable development company, have partnered to explore vertiport development opportunities in the state of Queensland, Australia. The agreement follows a recent announcement between Wisk and Skyports to identify an Entry-into-Service (EIS) network for […]
Insitu Gets $9M US Government Services Contract
.Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a $9,299,186 firm-fixed-price order (N0001924F0097) against a basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0007). This order provides unmanned aircraft systems intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services in support of the Department of Defense and other government agencies. Work will be performed in Bingen, Washington (20%); and various locations outside of the continental U.S. […]
MatrixSpace Awarded $1.9M AFWERX TACFI Contract for Distributed Dual-Mode Mesh Radar for Base Defense
– MatrixSpace has been selected for a $1.9M AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Phase II Sequential contract to develop a distributed dual-mode mesh radar for base defense, based on the MatrixSpace Radar hardware platform. The project runs for 22 months and starts immediately. The project, in support of the Air Force 87th Security Forces Squadron, involves scaling MatrixSpace Radar for use in tactical, expeditionary, […]