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  • ADS Orders AeroVironment's Puma AE Small UAS for Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ADS Orders AeroVironment’s Puma AE Small UAS for Marines

    AeroVironment will provide approximately $13 million in RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems and spares to the U.S. Marine Corps under a firm-fixed-price order from ADS Inc. The order is part of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s Tailored Logistics Support program and has a 12-month delivery period, AeroVironment said Wednesday. The company noted that Puma AE will serve as the long-range […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary Provides Small UAS, Tools to Support Wildfire Response in Idaho - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Provides Small UAS, Tools to Support Wildfire Response in Idaho

    Textron‘s unmanned systems subsidiary has delivered equipment and personnel to the U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department to support wildfire response operations in Idaho. The company said Thursday it deployed its Aerosonde drone, iCommand tool and Remote Video Terminal products to provide imagery and coordinate responders during the wildfire. “Unmanned systems can operate where it may be unsafe or impractical […] More

  • DARPA to Host Proposers' Day for 'Gremlins' UAS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Host Proposers’ Day for ‘Gremlins’ UAS Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Tactical Technology Office plans to unveil information on its Gremlins program during a Proposers’ Day from Sept. 24 to 25. A notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps said registration is open through Sept. 18. According to DARPA, the Gremlins program aims to utilize small unmanned aircraft systems for coordinated support during distributed U.S. military […] More