Denmark orders four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones for Arctic missions
Despite not sharing a contract value of the order, Copenhagen noted that aircraft deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2029.
Eyeing international sales, General Atomics moves to build drone wingmen in Europe
The company plans to tap its German-based affiliate General Atomics Aerotec Systems GmbH to produce and customize drone wingmen for European customers.
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Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week
General Atomics is also expected to showcase an XQ-67 aircraft that has been doing live-flight tests during the upcoming Air Force Association conference.
Air Force requests more money for drone wingmen effort
A reprogramming request recently submitted to Capitol Hill by the Pentagon asks for permission to shift an additional $150 million into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, a budget increase of nearly 40 percent.
Anduril debuts Pulsar AI-powered electronic warfare system
Company executives claimed the Pulsar system can use AI tools to quickly identify new threats and devise defenses against them, compressing the timeline for responding to rapidly-evolving electronic warfare.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics for next round of CCA work
The two vendors emerged successful from an original pool of five and are expected to carry their drone designs through a prototyping phase that will build and test aircraft.
F-22s ‘highest priority’ for near-term fight, Air Force acquisition boss says
Despite disagreements with Boeing on pricing for the E-7A Wedgetail, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said officials still see the radar plane "as a capability that makes sense and that we need to field in the near term.”
Drones at sea: GA counts down to UK Mojave aircraft carrier trial next month
“The intent is to launch the [Mojave] aircraft from the aircraft carrier and if conditions are suitable, we'll look at recovering it,” said Jaime Walters, vice president of international strategic development at GA-ASI.
General Atomics made improved offer to Ukraine for MQ-9 Reaper UAVs, company says
“The deal was always [first] that we would give them two Reaper systems, bring them to Ukraine to train, but we have now sweetened that to cover spare parts, reach back technical support, and we would even include some initial transfer of data," said C. Mark Brinkley, chief marketing and communications strategist at GA-ASI.
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Netherlands to double MQ-9A order to eight aircraft
“We are doubling the number of MQ-9A Reapers so we can increase our maritime and overland intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance (ISR) capacity,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Ruedisueli, commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force's 306 Squadron.
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