The Latin America Aero & Defence 2011 Exhibition, Latin America’s leading trade exhibition for the sector, opens its doors tomorrow, Tuesday April 12th for the rest of the week, at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Imint Appoints New International Distributors
Imint (Sweden) has announced the appointment of three new distribution partners, to handle an increased international interest in the Imint product line, and to further accelerate global expansion.
KinetX now Offers Sub-Systems for UAS
KinetX Inc., a small aerospace technologies company based in Tempe, Arizona, announced that it has expanded its offerings with sub-systems for UAS.
AeroMech Engineering, Inc. becomes AME Unmanned Air Systems – New President/CEO
Mr. John Purvis has been named President and CEO of AME Unmanned Air Systems (formerly AeroMech Engineering, Inc.). He succeeds Mr. Jay McConville, who will now serve as AME UAS’s Chairman of the Board and as an Executive Vice President at ChandlerMay.
Fukushima Gets 3 Unmanned Helicopters from France
Three unmanned helicopters were shipped to Japan on a special Nippon Airways flight from France yesterday to monitor the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The €40,000 order was received by Hélipse’s American partner, Rotomotion, from General Electric, mandated by the Japanese.
SkyDragon Stratospheric Airship Seeks Partners
Life goes on for TAO Transatmospheric Operations GmbH in Stuttgart after its recent split with Sanswire. The company retains all of its rights in its stratospheric airship project SkyDragon and is now looking for new investment partners. SkyDragon will be capable of unmanned and autonomous flight for an undetermined period at an altitude of 20 km.
New Multi-Channel, On-Board Video Processing System for Unmanned ISR Applications

Moving Target Detection Feature Example – Potential Targets in Coloured, Numbered Boxes for Operator Selection
SightLine Applications LLC has announced a new product, the SLA-2000, which adds multi-channel capability to their product line of real-time, on-board video stabilization, object tracking, and image enhancement systems for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
South Carolina Police Departments Home-Made UAS
Two local police departments in South Carolina recently unveiled the latest additions to their arsenal of law enforcement tools — remote controlled mini helicopters.



