General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business collaborated with California’s Air National Guard and Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to demonstrate how the unmanned MQ-9A Reaper aircraft could support emergency response efforts when equipped with the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads pod. The REAP demonstration on the remotely piloted aircraft aimed to showcase the pod’s ability to […] More

RTX has received  a $117.5 million U.S. Army award for the low-rate initial production of advanced targeting sensor systems. Under the contract, RTX will provide 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared B-kit sensors for use in multiple Army combat platforms, RTX announced from McKinney, Texas on Wednesday. “This technology supports the U.S. Army’s modernization effort to ensure the […] More

The Boeing Company is the world’s largest aerospace manufacturer developing airliners, integrated defense systems, and security and space systems. Recording a 7% growth to reach $62.3 billion in annual revenue as of 2021, the company ranks 60th in the Fortune 500 companies. Here are the top Boeing government contracts for the U.S. federal government in […] More

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has introduced an unmanned aircraft system that offers short-takeoff and landing capabilities and can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles in support of armed reconnaissance, attack and armed overwatch missions. Mojave has a 450-HP turboprop engine and enlarged wings with high-lift devices and is based on flight control and avionics […] More

The Air National Guard has demonstrated the performance of a Northrop Grumman-made active electronically scanned array radar pod using an F-16 aircraft. The AN/ASQ-236 Dragon’s Eye radar pod is designed to help pilots detect, track and engage multiple targets regardless of the weather, Northrop said Thursday. Dragon’s Eye uses a Ku-band radar to provide situational […] More

General Atomics has developed and conducted a flight test of a drone prototype that can carry and launch up to 16 Hellfire missiles, Breaking Defense reported Sunday. The publication cited sources that say the unmanned aerial system performed its maiden flight at General Atomics’ Desert Horizon test grounds in the Mohave Desert in the summer […] More

Two flight software products from Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, now conform to standards of the Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment, also known as the FACE Consortium. Collins said Thursday its Mission Flight Management Software and Localizer Performance and Vertical Guidance Calculator have been FACE-certified following the completion of an independent verification and […] More

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has partnered with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility to field a parallel storage system that will work to support scientific research efforts in physical genomics, aerospace turbulence and earthquake seismic activities.

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The U.S. Army has posted a request for information to look for potential sources of equipment that will support the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft’s multi-domain operations.

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A series of remotely piloted aircraft systems built by General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has logged over 6M flight hours in support of the U.S. military, Department of Defense and other clients worldwide.

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The U.S. Army has trained a company of militay personnel on how to operate an extended-range variant of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system from General Atomics' aeronautical systems business.

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Lockheed Martin has landed a contract with two 18-month phased tasks to develop an airborne electronic warfare pod technology for the U.S. Army, C4ISRNET reported Monday.

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