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General Atomics to build parts, equipment for MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone

Jul 31, 2019 (UPI)

The company, based in Poway, Calif., will manufacture unique initial spares and ground support for the aircraft, known as the Gray Eagle. The announcement was m...

DLR conducts flight tests for gyrocopter drones

Jul 31, 2019 (SPX)

In the future, this will allow flexible, safe and cost-effective transport of important cargo such as humanitarian aid or urgently needed spare parts to the des...

S.Korea tests drone delivery in remote regions

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

The project, jointly launched by the interior and safety ministry and Korea Post, among other government agencies, aims to establish a "public drone delivery sy...

State Dept. approves $950M drone support services sale to South Korea

Jul 30, 2019 (UPI)

The support services South Korea is looking to purchase for its RQ-4 Block 30 remotely piloted aircraft fleet includes program management and training for pilot...

US may have downed two Iranian drones last week: general

Jul 23, 2019 (AFP)

"We are confident we brought down one drone, we may have brought down a second," US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie told CBS news in an interview...

Automating complex design of universal controller for hybrid drones

Jul 22, 2019 (SPX)

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has devised a new approach to automatically des...

U.S. Defense Department considers buying Israeli-made drones

Jul 19, 2019 (UPI)

The Defense Department is seeking the approval of the U.S. Congress to transfer $6.9 million between accounts to buy an undisclosed number of Hero-120 "loiterin...

C-Astral participates in demonstrations to help Europe set rules for drone deliveries

Jul 17, 2019 (SPX)

As a member of SAFIR, C-Astral was tasked to take off and perform high-tension line mapping. During this process, the company was also made to perform deconflic...

Navy's Fire Scout unmanned helicopter achieves initial operational capability

Jul 09, 2019 (UPI)

On June 28, the sea-based, vertical lift drone manufactured by Northrop Grumman was declared to achieve operational capability, the Navy said Monday. The aircra...

Frequentis Defense gets $8.4M contract for work on MQ-25 Stingray

Jul 04, 2019 (UPI)

The company, based in Columbia, Md., will provide engineering and logistics for the design, development, test, manufacture and repair of the MD-5A Unmanned Carr...

Saudi cities face growing threat of Yemen rebel drones

Jul 03, 2019 (AFP)

Nine civilians were wounded Tuesday in a rebel attack on Abha airport in the kingdom's south, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels said, the latest in a ...

The RoboBee flies solo

Jul 01, 2019 (SPX)

Graduate student Elizabeth Farrell Helbling, PhD '19, and postdoctoral fellow Noah T. Jafferis from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applie...

Insitu nets $390.4M for Blackjack, ScanEagle drones for U.S. military, allies

Jul 01, 2019 (UPI)

The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, covers 63 RQ-21A Blackjack attrition air vehicles for the U.S. military branches, plus six RQ-21A u...

General Atomics gets $21.9M Army contract for work on Gray Eagle drone

Jun 28, 2019 (UPI)

The contract with the U.S. Army calls for procurement of performance based logistical support services on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system, a 3,600...

Metropolitan area of Amsterdam starts exploring use of drone technology

Jun 28, 2019 (SPX)

Henk Markerink, CEO Johan Cruijff ArenA and Paul Riemens, CEO RAI Amsterdam, announced this during WeMakeTheCity in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. These urban issues ...

Russia Tests Satellite-Based Radar Capable of Detecting Low-Flying Drones

Jun 27, 2019 (Sputnik)

JSC Radio Technical and Information Systems, a major Russian R and D and production enterprise responsible for developing and producing a variety of advanced ra...

AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight

Jun 18, 2019 (SPX)

The test marked the second successful flight for the aircraft this year. The inaugural 72-minute flight was recorded in March. The Air Force Research Laboratory...

Airbus and the Hauts-de-France region team up for UAV deliveries

Jun 18, 2019 (SPX)

The Hauts-de-France region, through Hauts-de-France Innovation Development (HDFID), and Airbus Defence and Space, via its specialised subsidiary Survey Copter, ...

Low-cost Valkyrie unmanned aircraft completes second test flight

Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)

The aircraft, developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., of San Diego, is regarded as an affordable potential...

BAE Systems to install vehicle control systems on Boeing's MQ-25 refueling drones

Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)

The contracts involve the plane's Vehicle Management Control System, which will control all flight surfaces and perform overall management duties of the plane, ...