Getting “Into” The UAV Market
Report Buyer has added a new report that discusses the Unmanned Ariel Vehical (UAV) market, explaining its characteristics and potential from this year to 2019.
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ARINC + Impeva Mesh NGWC Together For U.S. Army
ARINC Incorporated and its partner, Impeva Labs, have received a U.S. Army contract for additional test deployments of their mesh network satellite-based global asset visibility system, known as Next Generation Wireless Communications (NGWC) for Logistics Applications.
Read MoreScalable’s Determination Gets DoD Grant
Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT) has been awarded a Phase 2.5 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, jointly sponsored by four DoD agencies: U.S. Army ATEC (Army Test and Evaluation Command); the JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) Program Executive Office (JPEO); PM Future Combat Systems (BCT), Modeling & Simulation Office; and U.S. Army TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command).
Read MoreCreech To Now Concentrate On UAV Combat Ops, Training To Holloman
The training for the Predator UAVs has been the primary mission at Creech AFB in Nevada, but due to a need for more growth and space for training, the U.S.A.F. has decided to move the training operations to Holloman AFB, which is near Alamagordo in New Mexico.
Read MoreGrand Global Hawk Block 40 Coming Out Party
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have unveiled the nexgen of high-flying unmanned aircraft — the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk — in a ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, California, manufacturing facility.
Read MoreSims For U.S.A.F. Preadatoring + Reaping To Be Enhanced By SDS
SDS International (SDS) has been awarded a contract to further enhance its PC-based MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper training systems used by the USAF 711th Human Performance Integration Directorate, Brooks City-Base, Texas, to evaluate Airman Human Performance (HP) issues.
Read MoreGetting All MMISTy With Rockwell Collins To Demo A SnowGoose
Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology (MMIST) has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Athena 411 flight control and navigation system for the CQ-10A SnowGoose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), with flight tests planned for late summer.
Read MoreFrench DGA Signs On To DCNS + Thales Rotary Wing UAV Demo
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS and Thales the second phase of the D2AD study to design and demonstrate an automatic takeoff, landing, and deck landing system for rotary-wing UAVs.
Read MorePentagon Purchasing Power Packs Punch For UAVs
Since 2001, U.S. spending on unmanned systems has steadily increased — in the next budget request, the Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking an increase of almost $870 million, more than 18.4 percent over the $4.53 billion spent so far this year.
Read MoreCDR Concentration Called For By Lockheed + Partners For GPS III
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program has entered the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage on-schedule, an extensive phase that precedes production of the next-generation satellite system.
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