em>from m.bizjournals.com What if government had access to a reusable unmanned vehicle to provide regular access to space and deploy small satellites to orbit? Three defense contractors have been tasked with making it happen. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded three preliminary contracts worth about $4 million apiece to The Boeing Co., Northrop … [Read more...] about DARPA Taps Companies to Make a Reusable UAV
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Drone Dogfight: Big Defense Firms vs. Techies – WSJ
from http://www.wsj.com Boeing Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and other marquee aerospace names are the industry's incumbents, with thousands of drones sold to the U.S. and other militaries. Many of their drones are high-powered and high-priced, some with wingspans wider than a Boeing 737 and reported price tags of as much as $93 million. Meanwhile, upstarts like … [Read more...] about Drone Dogfight: Big Defense Firms vs. Techies – WSJ
What’s next for drones? Ask the guys creating them
from CNBC.com No tool of war has come further in the last 25 years than drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And no program has come under greater scrutiny, or for more reasons. The CIA and Pentagon are reportedly at odds over who should control armed UAVs that kill targets. UAV manufacturers are pushing for Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly unmanned … [Read more...] about What’s next for drones? Ask the guys creating them
