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Sagetech Avionics announced that it has received a U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the initial development phase of components for a type-certifiable detect-and-avoid (DAA) system. The resulting system will enable UAS to safety operate beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. and Arcturus UAV, Inc., a privately-held provider of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and services, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AeroVironment will acquire Arcturus UAV for a total purchase price of $405 million, including $355 million in cash and $50 million in AeroVironment stock. Continue reading
Insitu Inc., headquartered in Bingen, Washington, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting materially false cost and pricing data for contracts with the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Department of the Navy (Navy) to supply and operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Department of Justice announced on January 12. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to support the Skyborg Vanguard Program. Skyborg will become the foundation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) autonomous capabilities for a family of future USAF unmanned combat aerial vehicles. Continue reading
Baykar Defense announced that the Bayraktar TB2S, developed on the Bayraktar TB2 platform, has performed its first flight. Continue reading
A Romanian Air Force IAR 330 helicopter and MiG-21 are seen at Air Base 71 in Campia Turzii in May 2019.
The U.S. Air Force has based MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and approximately 90 Airmen to the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania, to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in support of NATO operations. Continue reading
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $36,680,072 fixed-price-incentive contract for contractor logistics support for the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading