AeroVironment Receives $37.9 Million Raven UAS Order
AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) announced that it received firm fixed-price orders valued at $20,731,992 for digital Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and digital retrofit kits, and $17,141,648 for Raven system spare parts, repairs and training services for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The Raven system and retrofit order represents a portion of the $121 million appropriated for RQ-11 Raven system procurement in the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which was…
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Tagged: Uas, Unmanned aerial system, Raven, Department of defense appropriations act, Aerovironment
Northrop Grumman’s Bat Unmanned Aircraft System Successfully Completes First Flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today that it has flown the first in a new series of Bat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in January, 2010. Configured with a 12-foot wingspan, the Bat-12 incorporates a highly-reliable Hirth engine as well as a low acoustic signature five-blade propeller. The new configuration increases the mission portfolio of Northrop Grumman’s scalable Bat UAS product line. Northrop Grumman has been engaged in the development of…
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Tagged: Uas, Northrop grumman, Unmanned aircraft systems, Bat, Bat-12
iRobot Delivers 3,000th PackBot
iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) announced that it has delivered its 3,000th PackBot tactical mobile robot. First introduced in 2002, the iRobot PackBot allows warfighters and public safety professionals to investigate suspicious objects and other dangerous scenarios from a safe standoff distance.
“While this is an important milestone for iRobot, it also speaks volumes about the growing need for this technology on today’s battlefield,” said Joe Dyer, president of iRobot Government and Industrial…
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Tagged: Irobot, Packbot, Joe dyer
QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector
QinetiQ North America (LSE: QQ) announced that it is working with Brewer Science and Applied Systems Intelligence on a program to develop an autonomous, self-deploying sensor that will serve as a roving, early-warning detector of biological warfare activity.
The program is being funded by the U.S. Army Research Office. Work on the project will be performed primarily at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) at Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.,…
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Tagged: Robot, Mobile robot, Robotics, Brewer science, Qinetiq north america, Applied systems intelligence, Jordan valley innovation center
Boston Dynamics Wins $30M Contract Under DARPA’s Legged Squad Support System Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a contract on January 26, 2010, under the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) program. Boston Dynamics of Waltham, Massachusetts, will receive $32 million for a 30-month phase that includes trade studies, detailed design work, and building of initial prototypes.
The LS3 program is a joint effort between DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO) and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab…
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Boston Dynamics Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Legged Squad Support System
Boston Dynamics, developer of BigDog, PETMAN and other advanced dynamic robots, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop LS3, the first Legged Squad Support System. LS3 is a robot that will travel on rough terrain, going anywhere soldiers and Marines go on foot. Each…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Ls3, Legged squad support system, Bigdog, Darpa, Boston dynamics, Petman
Lockheed Martin Selects Protonex To Enhance HULC Power Supply Technologies
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has selected Protonex Technology Corporation to develop power supply concepts that will enable the HULC robotic exoskeleton to support 72+-hour extended missions. Protonex will evaluate fuel cell-based power solutions that can be carried by the HULC, while at the same time powering the exoskeleton and the user’s mission equipment during extended dismounted operations.
“Integrating state-of-the-art power technology on the HULC is a whole system approach to meeting the needs of dismounted Warfighters and Special Operations forces,” said…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Fuel cell, Lockheed martin, Protonex, Exoskeleton, Hulc
Solution Found for Battlefield Robot Control Problem
American Reliance Inc. (AMREL), developer of customized interoperable solutions, announced that it has solved a major control problem of battlefield unmanned systems.
“Our solution is going to save lives,” proclaims Michael Castillo, Senior Application Architect (Robotics) for AMREL. “Right now, control systems are a big headache for robots in theater. At least 42 separate Operator Control…
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Tagged: amrel, robotics, american reliance, Common operator control unit, ocu, robot, radio control modules, operator control units
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Demonstrates Interoperability With the Army’s OSRVT
A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System, designated P7, successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Army’s One System(R) Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., the week of November 23.
Fire Scout’s OSRVT demonstration illustrates its readiness to support Brigade Combat Teams. Designed and produced by AAI Corporation, the OSRVT provides direct receipt…
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Tagged: Robot, Uav, Uas, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Mq-8b, Fire scout, Robotics autonomous, Unmanned aerial system
AAI Receives $39 Million Award for Additional Shadow Systems
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that it has received a $39 million production order for additional Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS). The order includes two additional units for the U.S. Army and one for the Marine Corps. Including this new order, a total of 116 Shadow TUAS have been ordered by…
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Tagged: robotics, robot, Aai corporation, unmanned aerial vehicle, autonomy, shadow, unmanned aerial system, autonomous
