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
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US Air Force selects Ascent Vision’s mobile C-UAS solution
The US Air Force awarded Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) a USD23 million contract to supply mobile counter-drone vehicles for the eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated
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 moreFive European airports host PODIUM U-space demonstrations
Five European airports participating in the SESAR Horizon 2020 PODIUM project have carried out U-space demonstration activities over three months since May 2019. The five
Read moreDroneShield unveils budget C-UAS device
DroneShield has introduced a cost-effective version of its RfOne radiofrequency direction finder. The RfZero is an omnidirectional drone detection device with a 1km range (RfOne
Read moreAustralia’s drone registration scheme to start in November 2019
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has announced the start dates for its drone registration requirements for recreational and commercial drones. All drones operated commercially
Read moreUrban air mobility experts meet to address safety and security needs
Safety and security technologies for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) was the focus of the fourth network meeting of partners and guests from the UAM Ingolstadt
Read moreAlaska University completes first UASIPP BVLOS test flight without observers
University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted its first Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flight without ground observers on 31 July 2019 under the US Department
Read moreFAA updates B4UFLY application in partnership with Kittyhawk
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated its mobile application B4UFLY which shows recreational flyers and other users where they can operate drones using
Read moreFAA tests detect and avoid equipment with New Mexico State University
Several different flying encounter scenarios were tested using manned and unmanned aircraft at the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Physical Science Laboratory test site at
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