Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, through a prize challenge, seeks to provide first responders with unmanned aircraft systems tailored to enhance their indoor search and rescue operations. The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge requires competitors to design, develop and demonstrate drones capable of assisting firefighters and first responders by increasing their situational awareness, […] More
AeroVironment will provide the Ukrainian defense ministry with over 100 Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems to help its military with intelligence gathering missions. The company said Tuesday its donation also includes drone operational training services as Ukraine continues to defend its homeland amid the Russian invasion. Quantix Recon is a fully automated UAS that is […] More
The U.S. Army has released a request for information on a small unmanned aircraft system that could be deployed for long range reconnaissance operations during any time of day in all environmental conditions. The rugged and lightweight drone is envisioned to support reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition missions of the military while requiring only minimal […] More
The U.S. Army has exercised an $11.7 million contract option to order AeroVironment-made ground control stations, flight control system kits and tail booms for Raven small unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Wednesday the third and final option brought the firm-fixed-price contract to its potential ceiling value of $54.6 million. AeroVironment will deliver the equipment […] More
Raytheon Technologies is applying modeling and simulation tools in an effort to understand threat scenarios associated with unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Wednesday its missiles and defense unit begins the simulation process with “the outer layers of air defense” to detect a possible drone threat before the UAS reaches a target such as a […] More
AeroVironment has introduced a new standardized modular payload interface kit designed to enable simple and rapid integration of payloads onto the RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system. The self-contained kit features mechanical and electrical interfaces that allow Puma to work with payloads developed by the Department of Defense, U.S. allies and third-party manufacturers, the company said […] More
AeroVironment, a multidomain robotic platform developer, will supply the U.S. Air Force with Puma 3 AE and Raven tactical unmanned aircraft systems under two firm-fixed-price orders with a combined amount of $15.9 million. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Thursday the Puma 3 AE systems and spares were deployed on April 30 while the Raven spares […] More
AeroVironment has unveiled a new ground-based platform designed to facilitate the command and control operations of unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Wednesday its Crysalis platform uses intuitive user experience to serve as a ground control system for AeroVironment-made UAS. Crysalis consists of hardware, software and antennas and features a modular build that allows for […] More
Science Applications International Corp.  has secured a potential $90 million contract from the U.S. Air Force‘s Life Cycle and Management Center, Force Protection Division to help the combatant commands of the Department of Defense counter small unmanned aircraft systems threats. SAIC said Tuesday the contract requires the company to provide a wide range of integrated logistics […] More
AeroVironment has received a $20.9 million contract option to provide data link and avionics technology packages to update radio frequency elements of the U.S. Army's Raven unmanned aerial systems. AeroVironment said Thursday the contract action serves as the second option year of the potential $55 million flight control systems area of the Army's five-year Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems award.
Northrop Grumman used a surrogate unmanned aircraft system fitted with technology from U.K.-based Ultra to demonstrate anti-submarine warfare capability in October. The company said Tuesday it tested Ultra's ASW sonobuoys, processor and receiver on a crewed Bell 407 vertical lift aircraft modified to serve as a surrogate to the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS.
AeroVironment has unveiled a new lightweight antenna add-on kit designed to expand the command-and-control range of unmanned aircraft systems to provide operators with increased operational capabilities. The company said Thursday its new Extended Range Antenna comes in a small scale in terms of size, weight and power and produces a narrowed beam width that extends C2 coverage by a maximum of 24.9 miles.
Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.
To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website.
Accept