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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,…

Saudi Arabia in Talks to Buy up to 200 MQ-9 UAS

General Atomics is in talks to sell Saudi Arabia up to 200 MQ-9 unmanned systems, according to a company spokesperson. The discussions are part of the $142 billion in defense deals claimed by President Donald Trump during his recent visit…

Iran Army Unveils Three New VTOL Drones

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has taken delivery of three new domestically-designed and developed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones, which are versatile for various missions and can also transition to fixed-wing flight for increased efficiency and longer range.…