BlueHalo has been awarded a five-year contract valued at $49.9 million by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific — under this contract, BlueHalo will deliver hardware, materials and components, […]
Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UASs)
Skydweller Aero completes initial uncrewed flight test campaign
Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the initial uncrewed autonomous flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. A series of uncrewed flight tests – with the two longest being […]
Iridium connected drones from American Aerospace Granted 1st FAA waiver for
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has announced a historic development for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS). Iridium partner American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) was […]
AV’s Switchblade 600 selected for Tranche 1 of DoD’s Replicator initiative
AeroVironment’s (AV) Switchblade 600 loitering munition system has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative. AV’s Switchblade 600 is […]
GA-ASI selected to build CCA for AFLCMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management […]
AeroVironment unveils AI + autonomy kit for UAS
AeroVironment (AV) has introduced its Autonomy Retrofit Kit (ARK) and AVACORE software demonstrating the company’s commitment to advancing autonomy and machine learning capabilities to increase effectiveness of autonomous systems and […]
Hughes contract from GA-ASI for next-generation UAS SATCOM
Satellite system upgrades will enhance security and resiliency on major UAS upgrade program Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, was recently awarded a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical […]
Carbonix BVLOS flight performs more than 150km+ of South Australian powerline inspections
Carbonix and South Australian Power Networks (SAPN) have been working together to push the limits of what’s possible for Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UASs) on long-range flights — their 18-month partnership […]