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OTTAWA, Ontario, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and L-3 MAS announced plans today to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada to maintain continuous surveillance of its Arctic territories. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=13066 Dubbed "Polar Hawk(TM),"( )the...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- As military, law enforcement, and first responder agencies around the globe seek to reduce the physical danger their personnel face, more research and development is being focused on UAV and robot design and training. Global Information Inc is pleased to announce the immediate availability of two new reports detailing this trend within Homeland Security and Law Enforcement, exploring the new billion-dollar markets this trend will...
PERTH, Australia, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital is pleased to announce that it has been contracted to supply heavy fuel engines for use in AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems' (AAI) Aerosonde® Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, recently won significant military contracts from the U.S. Navy and Special Operations Command to provide SUAS fee-for-service operations utilising the newest...
CHICAGO and BRUSSELS, May 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced it has signed a $1.7 billion (euro 1.2 billion) contract for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO's system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR). The contract is intended to provide for the purchase and initial operation and maintenance of five Block 40...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The unmanned aerial systems (UASs) market accounted for $5.25 billion of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) budget in 2010, with the Air Force emerging as the highest spender among all U.S. military services. Most of the $2.42 billion the Air Force has earmarked for UAS spending in 2012 is for the procurement of the MQ-9 Predator. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.aerospace.frost.com) DoD Unmanned Aerial...
OAKVILLE, Ontario, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACKBIRD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (PINKSHEETS: BBRD) is pleased to announce that it has acquired an integral addition to its Technology and Business Services division. Insight ID is a real-time authentication service that allows one's personal identity to be verified with nothing more than a web-browser and an internet connection. This service fills the need for identification at many levels of commercial and security checks....
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BOSH Group (TBG) has named Frank Byrum as its Chief Technology Officer. Byrum will leverage a distinguished career in technology development and software engineering to formulate and oversee implementation of TBG's long-term technological strategy. He assumed his new position on February 1. Chief Executive Officer Robert Fitzgerald selected Byrum to posture the company at the leading edge of unmanned system technology as...
OAKVILLE, Ontario, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACKBIRD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (PINKSHEETS: BBRD) Blackbird International Corporation is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement to build and operate a 60,000 square foot Casino in the town of Rio Hato, Panama. This is a rapidly growing holiday destination with a myriad of existing hotels and resorts in the area bordering a pristine beach environment. In addition to the general population, the Casino is expected to cater to...
LONDON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have repeatedly proved their worth in recent conflicts. Drones have certain inherent advantages over manned platforms, motivating the interest of military forces and driving the market for military drones. Despite projections for a substantial increase in spending on UAVs, reduced military expenditure by the United States is causing uncertainty among industry stakeholders. New analysis from Frost &...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue as the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis. Teal Group's 2012 market study estimates that UAV spending will almost double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $6.6 billion annually to $11.4 billion, totaling just over $89 billion in the next ten years. (For further...
