AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has received a new contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) to modernize the Netherlands’ Puma™ UAS fleet with expanded capabilities for enhanced situational awareness […]
UAS Technology
Gray Eagle STOL makes historic first flight from ship to land
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) logged another aviation milestone on November 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at […]
Textron Systems awarded UAS contracts For additional U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs)
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company as been awarded a task order valued at up to $47 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to […]
Amentum’s Autonomous + Unmanned Systems Business + WaveAerospace enter partnership
Amentum recently entered into a strategic partnership with WaveAerospace — this collaboration is set to accelerate the development and commercialization of the latter’s cutting-edge aircraft technology, providing unparalleled integration and […]
Northrop Grumman builds next generation hybrid electric uncrewed X-Plane for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle — this uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently […]
DARPA’s Newest X-plane
DARPA‘s series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, known as SHEPARD, sees it’s hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) receive its official X-plane designation, XRQ-73. SHEPARD is an “X-prime” program, leveraging […]
GA-ASI contracted to build + field 1st Gray Eagle 25M for Army National Guard
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the Army National Guard (ARNG) has ordered 12 Gray Eagle 25M (GE 25M) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) paid for as part […]
GA-ASI completes HFE 2.0 engine durability test
200-HP Heavy Fuel Engine Will Be Used for New Gray Eagle 25M General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed durability testing for the company’s new, 200-horsepower, heavy fuel engine at […]
GA-ASI developing new ABAD pod for battlefield awareness + Defense
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) capability. (Pictured: GA-ASI MQ-9A UAS, […]
Boeing validates software for future manned + unmanned refueling missions
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has advanced its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray. The testing shows the software is maturing for future U.S. Navy […]