Roke Manor Research has launched VTA (Visual Target Analysis), the first moving target indicator system which immediately tracks and maps vehicle and personnel movement within real-time UAS surveillance footage.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Applied Technology Institute Annonces New Dates for One Day UAS Course
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) is pleased to announce that Mark N. Lewellen of RMT Associates, Inc. has been selected to teach an Unmanned Aircraft Systems course.
General Dynamics Information Technology and Aurora Flight Sciences Both Get $45M US Air Force Contracts
General Dynamics Information Technology and Aurora Flight Sciences, are both being awarded a $45,000,000 maximum cost-plus-fixed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to develop and improve manufacturing processes for all aspects of remotely piloted aircraft.
Boeing Testing Ford Ranger Engines Running on Liquid Hydrogen
Boeing is currently testing a Ford Motor Co. turbo-charged 2.3 liter four-cylinder engines that has been modified to run on liquid hydrogen, two of which will eventually be fitted to the Phantom Eye.
Rockwell Collins to Complete Advanced JTRS Waveform For Aircraft Battlefield Communications
Military communications systems designers at Rockwell Collins will complete enhancements to the U.S. Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) over the next four years to include Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) capability — a next-generation digital communications system that provides an aerial network layer for manned and unmanned aircraft operating with forward-deployed fighting forces.
L-3/UND UAS Training Centre Opens Next Wednesday at Grand Forks Air Force Base
The Dedication Ceremony, ribbon-cutting and self-guided tours of the new Training Centre will take place at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 10 at the L-3/UND UAS Training Centre, Building 607, Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Navmar Gets $150M US Defence Contracts
A defence technology company in Warminster, Pennsylvania called Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. received $148.8 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts over the past week for advanced research in unmanned aircraft and persistent-surveillance UAS sensor payloads for military use in Afghanistan and other areas.
Raytheon Develops Miniature Antenna to Extend Millimeter Wave “Friendly” Identification Technology for Soldiers and UAS
Raytheon has developed a miniaturized interrogation antenna capability to extend use of its Cooperative Target ID* technology to soldiers and unmanned aircraft to help prevent friendly fire incidents.