Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division serving a wide range of defense and commercial customers. This transaction will expand Anduril’s existing autonomous fleet to now include large high performance, group 5 aircraft and significantly …
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Elbit Systems Ltd will produce and provide the Artillery Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with the SkylarkTM 1Transitional Vertical Take-Off and Landing Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (Skylark 1 eVTOL), combined with through-life maintenance services for all the IDF Ground Force’s STUAS systems (Skylark 1 & Skylark 3). Weighing up …
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A pioneer of drone technology and applications for more than 20 years, MITRE opened a new facility dedicated to small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The site in Orange, Va., serves as a proving ground for MITRE’s technologists and U.S. government sponsors who develop, test, and evaluate the newest technological advances …
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On August 1, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif. The ability to take off and land on unimproved surfaces demonstrates Mojave’s departure from traditional fixed-wing aircraft’s dependance on …
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) continues its pursuit to be a collaborator of choice who expands naval superiority in its latest partnership with Sagetech Avionics, Inc. The two organizations held a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony, July 27. This CRADA, entitled the Unmanned …
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UAS Magazine announced the preliminary agenda for the 2023 UAS Summit & Expo, the upper Midwest’s premier unmanned aircraft systems event, taking place October 10-11, 2023, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Similar to last year, a special event will take place on Monday, October 9th at Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park featuring …
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the civil aviation …
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Beginning this fall, Aims Community College offers an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Associate of Applied Science Degree. It is the first UAS associate degree offered in Colorado. Aims is the fifteenth two-year college nationwide to offer a degree in this field. Since 2021, Aims has offered a UAS certificate to …
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Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the results of an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) flight trial highlighting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capabilities in the National Airspace System (NAS), with a published a whitepaper titled “Monitored BVLOS: A New Model for UAS Integration in the National Airspace System.” The …
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Innovation meets innovation. MissionGO, Inc. and Linebird are teaming up to provide advanced services and training for UAS operations and enhanced special inspections of electrical utility infrastructure. MissionGO is a leading drone solutions expert providing infrastructure inspection for utilities. Linebird is a UAV payload equipment manufacturer specializing in combining existing …
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