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  • Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has launched a new heavy-lift, higher-altitude tethered unmanned aerial system designed for persistent military operations. The Bolt coaxial tethered helicopter is part of Drone Aviation’s portfolio of drones and is set for exhibit at ADS‘ Warrior Expo East this week at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of […] More

  • Michael Flynn Joins Drone Aviation as Board of Directors Vice Chairman; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Flynn Joins Drone Aviation as Board of Directors Vice Chairman; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has been named vice chairman of the board of directors at Drone Aviation. Flynn will work to help Drone Aviation in its push to leverage the communications, surveillance and data collection functions of the company’s aerial systems and tactical aerostat platforms through collaborations with […] More

  • Drone Aviation Demos Tethered UAS in Nighttime Flight Test; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Demos Tethered UAS in Nighttime Flight Test; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has concluded a nighttime flight test of its commercial tethered unmanned aircraft system under approval by the Federal Aviation Administration. The company collaborated with The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech and Aviation Systems Engineering Company for the WATT-300 flight test, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman of Drone Aviation, said the WATT-300 tethered drone is built to […] More

  • Drone Aviation to Support DoD Aerostat Systems Updates Under BAE Subcontract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation to Support DoD Aerostat Systems Updates Under BAE Subcontract

    Drone Aviation has secured a $194,000 contract from BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary to support update work on the Defense Department‘s fleet of Winch Aerostat Small Platform tactical aerostat systems. Drone Aviation said Wednesday this subcontract from BAE Systems Inc. builds on a previous DoD contract awarded to Drone Aviation in early March for a series of second-generation WASP systems. Drone Aviation Chairman Jay Nussbaum […] More

  • Drone Aviation to Provide 2nd-Gen Aerostat Systems to DoD; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation to Provide 2nd-Gen Aerostat Systems to DoD; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has landed a $780,000 contract to provide the second generation of its tactical aerostat systems to the Defense Department. The company said Monday DoD is its first customer for the upgraded Winch Aerostat Small Platform aerostat system. WASP works to capture day/night video and provide an extended wireless communication range. Drone Aviation said the second-generation WASP […] More