L-3 Wescam wins MC-10 order
L-3 Wescam has announced that it has received an order from Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) for eight MX-10 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems. According to a company statement issued 14 November 2011, the turrets will be used to conduct surveillance duties from the S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platform.
Paul Jennison, vice president of government sales and business development for L-3 Wescam commented on the contract win, saying: “ADASI flight tests with the MX-10 earlier this year were very successful in showcasing both the superior surveillance capabilities and nominal installation and integration requirements of our sensor systems.”
This is the second order of eight units L-3 Wescam has received by a Middle Eastern company
in 2011. Deliveries will begin in December 2011 and will be completed by March 2012.
More from Uncrewed Vehicles
-
US Army moves forward on future tactical UAS without AeroVironment
AeroVironment has been dropped from the hunt to provide the US Army with a Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS), leaving Griffon Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Nevada and Textron Systems in the running.
-
Navantia, SAES and Perseo to jointly develop line of uncrewed underwater vehicles
At FEINDEF in Madrid, Navantia, SAES and Perseo announced an intention to develop a line of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs).
-
British Army eyes new small armed UAS capability
The UK MoD has released a request for information on small armed UAS which could be used by the British Army.
-
General Atomics delivers first new build extended range MQ-9A to US Marine Corps
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has delivered the first new build MQ-9 Extended Range (ER) to the US Marine Corps (USMC).
-
Highway landing opens door to future MQ-9 Reaper capabilities
The US has landed an MQ-9 Reaper UAV on a highway for the first time as part of Exercise Agile Chariot.