AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and KOR Electronics Defense Solutions, a subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, announced a strategic alliance that combines AAI’s expertise as a UAS systems integrator with KOR’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Indian Navy Deploys New UAS Squadron
After Kerala and Gujarat, India is now deploying Navy unmanned aircraft on the Tamil Nadu coast to detect terror as well as conventional threats emanating from sea in real-time. Continue reading
FLIR Announces Tau SWIR 15 Micron Camera
FLIR Systems has announced the availability of the Tau SWIR 15, a rugged compact and low-power shortwave imager incorporating FLIR’s new 15 micron pixel 640×515 InGaAs focal plane array. Continue reading
AggieAir Flying Circus Monitors Wetlands, Construction and Wildlife
The AggieAir Flying Circus is a service center at the Utah Water Research Laboratory that provides high resolution, multispectral aerial imagery using a small, unmanned aircraft system called AggieAir. Continue reading
Holloman Air Force Base Reaper Rescues Lost Kayakers
The US Air Force has reported that for the first time ever, a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, US, has supported an interstate search and rescue (SAR) mission. Continue reading
World UAS Market to Reach $11Billion Annually in 2022
Unmanned Aircraft Systems continue as the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, according to Teal Group. Continue reading
Oregon Sheriffs Eye UAS
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to soon green light the use of small unmanned aircraft by emergency services. Continue reading
AAI Gets $600M Mid-Endurance UAS Award from US Special Operations Command
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, announced that it has won the competitive Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) II award from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Continue reading