Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has won a $5.4 million award from the Air Force Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO) to analyze the feasibility of relocation to alternative RF bands. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Remora – Guided Bomb for Tactical UAS
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. Continue reading
K-Max Quick Reaction Assessment Video
Lockheed Martin recently posted this video of the Lockheed Martin-Kaman’s unmanned helicopter successfully completing the Navy’s Quick Reaction Assessment.
Source: YouTube
Curtiss-Wright Introduces New Family of Compact Rugged Multi-Platform Embedded Mission Computers
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is introducing the MPMC-931x family of compact, conduction-cooled rugged half-ATR 3U CompactPCI multi-platform embedded mission computers. Continue reading
Thales Alenia Space to Study UAS Command and Control By Satellite for ESA
Thales Alenia Space has won a contract from the European Space Agency to lead a nine-month study regarding satellite communications solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
US Air Force Says Flying Operations Not Threatened by Malware
The US Air Force has issued a statement insisting that the malware that affected Ground Control Stations of US Predator and Reaper UAS, was “more of a nuisance than an operational threat.” Continue reading
Datron Invests in Aeryon Labs to Develop Scout Micro-UAV and Expand International Market
Aeryon Scout
Datron World Communications, Inc. a leader in the tactical and public safety communications industry, announced a significant equity investment in Aeryon Labs, a Canadian-based technology innovator of robotics for aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Continue reading
DARPA UAV Forge Challenge – Contestant Number 2
Continuing the review of contestants in the DARPA UAVForge Challenge – a contest to use crowd-sourcing to build small UAS through an exchange of ideas and design practices – this video presents the Falcon. Continue reading