The US Department of Defense has announced that the 90th Contracting Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, WY, has given notice of their intent to award
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US DoD awards Raytheon USD23 million high-energy weapon C-UAS contract
Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a USD23,817,657 contract for two prototype High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS). This award
Read moreUS Army plans to buy DroneDefender and Wingman Squad Kit C-UAS equipment
The US Army has issued two notices of sole source awards for Firm-Fixed-Priced (FFP) definitive contracts (Solicitation numbers W31P4Q-19-R-0084 and W31P4Q-19-R-0085) for Batelle DroneDefender and
Read moreDefeating the rogue drone – comparing the options
By Tony Reeves of level 7 Expertise “Taking down a drone – it can’t be that hard, can it?” There is, in fact, a surprising
Read moreUS DOT research centre seeks CNS/ATM/UTM system design support
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, seeks a contractor to support work to
Read moreNorway’s Avinor announces tender details for a national UTM system
Norway’s air navigation service provider Avinor has issued preliminary tender information for a national UTM system. According to a translation of the tender document: “Avinor
Read moreSouth Korean researchers “develop AESA algorithm to detect small drones at 3km”
UAS Vision and AJU Daily report that South Korean researchers have developed a detection system capable of identifying small drones more than three kilometres away
Read moreFirst SAFIR practical flight and integration tests under way in Belgium
Slovenian drone company C-Astral reports its drones have taken part in the first practical flight and integration tests at DronePort, Sint-Truiden, Belgium of the Safe
Read more“Flirtey on track to start US medical, commercial drone deliveries in 2020”
According to Matthew Sweeny, Founder and CEO of drone delivery company Flirtey, the company “is now on the fast-track to begin lifesaving AED delivery and
Read moreDroneShield launches pistol-shaped drone jammer
DroneShield has announced the launch of its DroneGun MKIIITM, a portable pistol-shape drone jammer, weighting under 2kg. DroneGun MKIIITM is designed to be an alternate
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