Tadiran will provide ground- control systems and digital datalinks for Israeli-developed Ranger unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ordered by the Swiss army. The Israeli company, has signed a $35 million contract, with prime contractor Oerlikon Contraves of Switzerland, calling for the systems to be delivered through to 2000.
Source: Flight International
GE Aerospace and Kratos have teamed up to deliver a new turbofan engine to power a novel generation of small, uncrewed military aircraft.
Firestar Systems is seeing strong interest from developing markets for its range of unmanned air vehicles for both intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and strike missions.
Northrop Grumman continues to chase international sales opportunities for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance aircraft, as it simultaneously introduces upgrades to both platforms.
