The Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Westinghouse a $7 million contract to expedite the development of the tools needed to process the large amounts of imagery being generated by sensors installed on some unmanned aerial vehicles and the Lockheed Martin U-2R.
Source: Flight International
Zephyr ultra-endurance air vehicle developer AALTO has secured a $100 million investment from a Japanese consortium including mobile services provider NTT DOCOMO.
Following its purchase by BAE Systems earlier this year, UK unmanned air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics is significantly boosting output and targeting continued growth.
UK drone manufacturer Marble Aerospace is considering the adoption of an innovative metallic 3D-printing process to produce the complete airframe of its MRB5 platform to drive performance enhancements.
