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Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated advanced sensor and network technologies for the protection of fixed locations, adapting the STARLite Small Tactical Radar developed for UAS. Over five days of integration and testing, Northrop Grumman and its teammates fused data from more than 10 systems to form a common operational
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Lynx Block 20 Multi-mode Radar will soon be deployed on three Sky Warrior Alpha UAS operating in Afghanistan following the award of $5.8 million contract on September 28. Featuring photographic-quality resolution, the radars are expected to enhance the situational awareness of
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This article, written by Eric Kurman in PTB Magazine (Photonics Solutions for the Design Engineer), describes how the new BBAR coatings provide increased transmittance over the wide wavelength range that sapphire allows, permitting technological advances in optical system design. Sapphire optical windows are an excellent fit for the harsh environment
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Russia’s Zala Aero has announced that it plans to launch an upgraded ZALA 421-E16 UAS. Later in 2012, fixed wing UAS ZALA 421-04M and VTOL UAS ZALA 421-23 will also receive similar upgrades. This new upgrade includes the platform having the latest digital HD transmitter, 2W or 4W amplifier
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An enterprising young computer engineer, Jonas Pfeil, who recently graduated with an M.Sc. from the Technical University of Berlin, will present his 'Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera' as the Emerging Technologies demonstration at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2011. Panoramic photography creates fascinating images. Very wide angle images are closer
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Spotted in the exhibit booth at AUSA belonging to the Rapid Response/Irregular Warfare Directorate -- a division of the Office of The Secretary of Defence -- sat a new unmanned aircraft called Remora. It is in fact a guided bomb, which is designed to be dropped by another tactical
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SELEX Galileo announced the launch of two new lasers at this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition in Washington D.C. The Type 163 Ultra Lightweight Laser Designator (ULD) is the smallest lightweight NATO STANAG 3733-compatible laser designator product available on the market. It generates 80mJ
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Sweden’s Spacemetric has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in the Netherlands, Spacemetric BV, with offices in Zwolle in the eastern part of the country. The new company will carry out sales & marketing of the Keystone Image Management System, with a focus on the defence and security
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AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, along with Phoenix Global Support, has announced the introduction of new multi-mission payloads for its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Designed to be housed in a modular pod and carried on the hard points on the Shadow aircraft's wings, multi-mission payloads are exchanged easily
Military UAS
The United States government has awarded ITT Corporation a contract to provide software and hardware solutions tied to the collection, processing and dissemination of full motion video (FMV) and wide area airborne surveillance (WAAS) from unmanned aircraft. ITT will deliver its solutions, including the FELCO (Federated Embedded inteL-server for Collaborative
Applications & Testing & Experience
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its successful participation in the recent US Navy Experiment Trident Warrior 2011 (TW11) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Employing ships, aircraft, and land vehicles, TW11 is the Navy’s primary FORCEnet Sea Trial experiment series designed to evaluate emerging technologies and
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The US Army just handed out a half-dozen contracts to firms to find faces from above, track targets, and even spot “adversarial intent.” “If this works out, we’ll have the ability to track people persistently across wide areas,” says Tim Faltemier, the lead biometrics researcher at Progeny Systems Corporation,