USSOCOM Increases Value of MALET Contract for GA-ASI Aircraft

The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has increased the ceiling on its contract to support modifications and capability enhancements to its Medium-altitude, Long-endurance Tactical (MALET) aircraft. The funding increase from $15 million to $93 million is in response to the significantly ...

AeroVironment Launches New Puma™ LE, Delivering Group 2 Capabilities in a Group 1 Footprint with Increased Range, Endurance and Payload Capacity

AeroVironment, Inc. , a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced the launch of Puma LE (Long Endurance), the next generation in its Puma All Environment small UAS product line. Puma LE builds on the combat-proven Puma AE legacy with new capabilities, increased range, and ...

DoD Invites Atlas to Demonstrate UAS at Thunderstorm Demonstration and Experimentation Event in New York City

Atlas, a global leader in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), was invited by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E)) Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) to perform a demonstration of its flagship UAS, AtlasPRO, at the Thunderstorm 19-2 Multi-Domain ...

Terra Drone’s Group Company, C-Astral Fields The Highly Portable ATLAS C4EYE Systems In Trials With NATO Forces

C-ASTRAL, the Slovenia based integrator of small unmanned systems with global market presence and a member of the Terra Drone has been successfully fielding their new mini UAS ATLAS C4EYE (Advanced Technology Light Acquisition/ATAK System) in a series of closed trials, involving the cooperation ...

Hoverfly Awarded $10MM U.S. Government Contract for Tethered Drones

Hoverfly Technologies Inc. ("Hoverfly"), the manufacturer of the LiveSky tethered drone, announced today that it has been awarded a $10 million sole-source contract by a U.S. government agency. LiveSky provides aerial monitoring and communications relay solutions for national defense, intellige...

GA-ASI Partnering with NASA to Demo Commercial UAS Mission In Southern California

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). The objective of the demonstration, scheduled ...

Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Successfully Concludes Search And Rescue Flight Trials In Norway

Schiebel successfully demonstrated the shipboard integration of its CAMCOPTER® S-100 as well as its impressive search and rescue (SAR) capabilities to the Norwegian Coast Guard on board of the KV Svalbard from 16 to 27 September 2019. The outstanding flight trials included a successful search ...

Drone Aviation Delivers Upgraded Real-Time Video Distribution Technology

Drone Aviation Holding Corp.  a manufacturer of specialized tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms serving national defense and homeland security customers, announced today that it has successfully completed the customer-requested development, testing and delivery of an advanced ...

UAV Turbines’ Monarch 5 Engine Completes Successful Inaugural Flight, Ushers In New Era of UAS

UAV Turbines, Inc., a pioneer of microturbine technology, today announced the inaugural flight of its Monarch 5 engine, a first-of-its-kind microturbine propulsion system, at Griffiss International Airport. This new turboprop technology is engineered to provide mid-sized commercial and military ...