UAS and Robotics


Air Force buying more armed Reapers

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $125.5 million contract for 10 MQ-9 modified Block 1 aircraft by the Air Force. 

Battelle to supply battery for Navy anti-IED robot

Battelle has won a Navy contract to build battery boxes to assist explosive ordnance disposal technicians in carrying out their missions.

BAE to help DARPA boost computing power for ISR systems

DARPA has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to help develop more efficient computing technology for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems where power generation is a challenge in processing data gathered from sensors.

General Dynamics demos tactical UAV strike capability

A General Dynamics unit and the Army have successfully demonstrated the ability of a small unmanned aerial vehicle to launch a Global Positioning System-guided small munition.

Air Force to buy full-motion video receivers from L-3 West

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLMC), the new organization managing the service’s networks under the recent reorganization of Air Force Material Command, will buy full-motion video receivers and interim contractor support from L-3 Communications Systems-West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

UAV video encryption remains unfinished job

The U.S. military is still broadcasting nearly half of its drone video streams without encryption four years after it learned that its adversaries can see the same information.

Lockheed refines autonomous technology for military vehicles

Lockheed Martin has won an $11 million contract from the Defense Department to develop and test and autonomous system to assist drivers in military supply convoys and even enable autonomous operation of vehicles in convoys.

Air Force ISR aims for maximum insight

Agency strives to provide a full spectrum of ISR capabilities to meet strategic, tactical and combatant command requirements.

CIA requests more drones to cover broader geographic area

CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted a proposal to the White House requesting that it add about 10 additional drones to the agency's inventory.

Northrop receives $88M Global Hawk Block 30 support deal

Northrop Grumman has received a cost-plus, fixed-fee contract to furnish logistics support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30.

iRobot 310 gives soldiers safe access to danger zones

iRobot has won a new contract from the Army’s Robotic Systems Joint Program Office to furnish its 310 small unmanned ground vehicle designed to assist soldiers, combat engineers and explosive ordnance disposal crews on dismounted operations.

QinetiQ wins Navy contract for Talon robots

QinetiQ North America has won a contract from the Navy to furnish Talon Generation IV robot vehicles.

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