Tag Archives: unmanned aircraft systems

USAF Awards $7.4 Billion Ceiling MQ-9 Reaper Contract

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flightline as the sun sets at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 20, 2019

In an effort to field MQ-9 Reapers faster and meet an increasing operational demand for the aircraft, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program Office awarded a $7.4 billion ceiling Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES) contract to General Atomics Sept. 17. Continue reading

Governor Cuomo Announces Winner of the GENIUS NY UAS Competition

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Geopipe of New York City is the winner of GENIUS NY’s $1 million grand prize. The GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors. Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Unveils Speed Racer UAS to Prove Digital Engineering

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division said on Sept. 16 that it is developing and will fly a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called Speed Racer to validate that an internal digital engineering process called StarDrive can produce sophisticated flight vehicles faster and cheaper across the full range of the company’s product portfolio. Continue reading

Dubai Police Select Draganfly to Pilot New Drone Initiatives

M600 Pro

Draganfly Inc. has announce that the Dubai Police has selected Draganfly to pilot new drone initiatives utilizing Draganfly’s technical and operation experiences as well as its Intellectual Property. Continue reading

Singapore Homeland Security’s First Long-Distance BVLOS Flights

With the successful implementation of HTX’s first long-distance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Home Team is now able to further harness and apply this capability in areas such as saving lives and protecting properties, and enhancing public safety and security. Continue reading