Contract Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics Defence Systems has won a $260 million contract to supply unmanned air vehicles and unmanned patrol boats to Nigeria. Avi Leumi, president of Aeronautics, says the contract includes Aerostar UAV systems worth $100 million, which will be equipped with Controp advanced optical payloads.
Source: Flight International
Two manufacturers have been selected by the US Air Force to advance in the competition to develop an autonomous fighter aircraft.
The manufacturer of uncrewed aerial vehicles is partnering with armaments producer Dillon Aero to adapt the DAP-6 gun pod for use on several General Atomics platforms.
Using a specially modified F-16 fighter known as the X-62A VISTA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Air Force pitted a dogfighting artificial intelligence system against human fighter pilots in recent air-to-air combat exercises.
