The UAS Flyer - August 23, 2023

GA-ASI opens new hangar at FTTC in Grand Forks, ND General Atomics hosted a grand opening event to mark the opening of its newest hangar at the Grand Sky UAS Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new hangar. READ MORE SHARE
Textron Systems awarded UAS contract by U.S. Navy Textron Systems Corporation announced that it has been awarded an initial contract valued at up to $19.5M by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command to provide UAS operational support to two Independence Class LCS and one Freedom Class LCS variants READ MORE SHARE
	Elbit Systems awarded $55M to supply C-UAS to Netherlands Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The contract will be performed over a period of four years. READ MORE SHARE
Pierce Aerospace deploys Remote ID at Super Bowl 57 Pierce Aerospace announced that it worked with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local agencies to deploy Remote ID to support the NFL's Super Bowl LVII. READ MORE SHARE
Choctaw Nation utilizes Botlink’s XRD2 for BVLOS Drone Ops Botlink, the developer of the XRD2 cellular drone communication device, announced its inclusion in the Choctaw Nation’s beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waiver, as well as their continued BVLOS operations in the Choctaw Nation Reservation. READ MORE SHARE
	MITRE opens experimentation range dedicated to small UAS MITRE has opened a new facility dedicated to small UAS in Orange, Va., for technologists and U.S. government sponsors who develop, test, and evaluate the newest technological advances for commercial robotics, autonomous systems, drones, and C-UAS. READ MORE SHARE