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Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] and Terma A/S recently said they have extended and broadened their previously announced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore additional potential collaborations on aircraft programs. Both the […]

Mick Maurer has been appointed president of United Technologies Corp.– [UTX] subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., effective July 1, according to a UTC company statement. Maurer succeeds Jeffrey Pino, who retires […]

Two key House panels are proposing to add funding to the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2013 budget this week for equipment including a submarine, Navy cruisers, and unmanned aircraft. The House […]

Sikorsky Aircraft  [UTX] and Terma A/S last week said they have extended and broadened their previously announced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore additional potential collaborations on aircraft programs. Both […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit […]

The Air Force will rely on a blend of manned and unmanned tactical aviation for “at least this generation” because of the need for planes that can survive contested airspace, […]

Pentagon and congressional stakeholders should re-evaluate the Air Force’s decision to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aerial system (UAS) in favor of the legacy U-2 spy plane because […]

AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said in March it received a $3.6 million firm fixed-price order from the Marines through an existing Army contract. The order includes RQ-11B Raven® small unmanned […]

The United States’ export control restrictions on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are hurting its defense industrial base and the time is now for Congress to act to ensure the U.S. […]