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Poland to arm AW149 helicopters with Hellfire missiles

The 800 Hellfire missiles requested by Poland via a US Foreign Military Sale will equip the country's AW149 helicopter fleet, with a follow-on request likely to arm Apache helicopters and potentially other platforms.

Air Warfare

Decision to delay UK's MQ-9B Protector programme cost £186 million

The Ministry of Defence's decision to delay the MQ-9B Protector programme by two years has cost the country £186 million, with total projected whole-life costs now at over £1.7 billion.

Air Warfare

Norway chooses MH-60R Seahawk as NH90 replacement

Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks could conduct anti-surface warfare and search and rescue operations alongside UAVs such as the Skeldar V-200 for Norway.

Land Warfare

Canada accelerates acquisition of anti-tank, C-UAS and air defence capabilities

The purchase of new systems for deployment in Eastern Europe will be conducted as urgent operational requirements with contracts being awarded by 2024.

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US Navy pilots learning to fly Global Hawk

11th November 2008

In what could prove to be the first step toward creating a joint RQ-4 Unmanned Aircraft System training unit here, pilots of the 1st Reconnaissance …
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New UAS program at Randolph AFB simulates air battle space

11th November 2008

A first-of-its-kind combat familiarization program for pilots slated to fly unmanned aircraft systems soon will launch at the 563rd Flying Training Squadron here. The four-week-long …
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Simlat has announced the official release of its second generation UAV training system

10th November 2008

Simlat has announced the official release of its second generation UAV training system. Simlat's second generation UAV training system is based on the ST1 technology, …
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iRobot Receives Additional $3.5 Million Order From U.S. Army

7th November 2008

iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced it has received an order totaling $3.5 million under a contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for …
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Cloud Cap warns of bug in Piccolo autopilot

7th November 2008

Cloud Cap Technology says there is a firmware bug in the Piccolo autopilot affecting all customers using v2.1.0 software. The company has issued the following …
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Establishes Robotics Initiative

7th November 2008

Elements of computer programming, technology, mathematics, science and engineering are coming together in a new robotics initiative at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology that could lead …
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US Air Force Global Hawk engineering, manufacturing and development contract extended

7th November 2008

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus award fee contract with Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., of San Diego, Calif., for $5,962,924. This contract action …
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Schilling Robotics Expands Team

6th November 2008

Schilling Robotics has announced the expansion of its operations team with the addition of Don Revelino as director of quality, health, safety, and environmental (QHSE), …
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BGAN links with unmanned aircraft for disaster response

6th November 2008

A major disaster recovery exercise in Scandinavia relied on Inmarsat BGAN to send vital images to help emergency responders worldwide. The Triplex 2008 event on …
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ATEME and EADS to Enable MPEG-4 UAVs

6th November 2008

ATEME SA, a world leader in MPEG-4/H.264 video compression technology, today announced that it has signed a contract with EADS for the supply of video …
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Kutta Technologies awarded $5M in US Army Contracts to Develop and Deploy Advanced UV Controller

5th November 2008

Kutta Technologies, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a prime contract to integrate and flight test their Bi-Directional Remote Viewing Terminal Technology (BDRVT) with …
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AAI awarded $135M Shadow UAV contract

5th November 2008

AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Nov 1, 2008, a $135,049,801 cost plus/incentive/fee contract for Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle system, and performance based …
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Honeywell Wins First Production Contract For Its T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle

5th November 2008

Honeywell announced today that it has received a $65 million production contract for its Micro Air Vehicle, known as the T-Hawk. The $65 million agreement …
Uncrewed Vehicles

General Robotics sells simulator to CTC Marine Projects

4th November 2008

GRL has supplied a ROVolution simulator to North East-based CTC Marine Projects a subsea contractor specialising in the trenching of subsea pipelines and cables worldwide. …
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Seebyte's mine neutralisation program extended

3rd November 2008

SeeByte, a cutting edge software solutions company, has been awarded a $1Million contract extension through the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR), within its …
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US Army Awards Northrop Grumman $97M Contract to Procure and Modify UAVs

3rd November 2008

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 3, 2008 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $97 million contract to procure, modify and deliver 12 Hunter …
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Aerovironment awarded $5.8M contract for Raven RQ-11B data link

3rd November 2008

AeroVironment Incorporated, Sun Valley, Calif., was awarded Oct. 30, 2008, a $5,810,622 firm/fixed/price contract. This effort is to procure research, development, test & evaluation digital …
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Allen-Vanguard extends agreement with lenders

1st November 2008

Allen-Vanguard Corporation of Ottawa, Canada today announced that its lenders have extended the accommodation agreement announced September 30, 2008, to November 28, 2008. The accommodation …
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Australia: New technology to neutralise improvised explosive devices

31st October 2008

The robot has been developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and was demonstrated at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane. "Innovations like …