Australia’s Sentient has announced that the Canadian Forces are currently conducting an operational evaluation of its Kestrel automated target detection software on board the CP-140 Aurora, Canada’s primary Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft.
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Textron Reports Second Quarter Results
Textron Inc. reported second quarter 2011 Revenues of $2.7 billion, up $19 million from the second quarter of 2010. Segment profit was $196 million, up $35 million from the year-ago quarter.
Euro Hawk Flight to Germany Delayed by Flight Plan Issues
Northrop Grumman has delayed plans to fly a test version of Germany’s Euro Hawk to the EADS Manching site, near Munich, attributing its decision to issues over agreeing a flight plan with the US Federal Aviation Administration.
Pakistan Navy UAV Crashes Near Refinery after Bird Strike
A Pakistani Navy unmanned aircraft crashed near an oil refinery, after hitting a bird in the country’s largest city of Karachi on Tuesday.
Inside the Micro Air Vehicles Unit of the US Air Force Research Laboratory
We came across these Reuters photos taken inside the Micro Air Vehicles Unit of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
US Air Force Seeks ‘The Right Stuff’ for a Predator Pilot
The US Air Force frequently carries out research into the psychological aspects of being a pilot. The results of a survey conducted between September 2009 and April 2011 into what it takes to become a good UAS pilot were presented as a report in May 2011, and have recently been cleared for publication. Here is the ABSTRACT:
New, Improved Video Enhancement Software from IMINT
Ihvert RVT V.2.5 showing Quick Snapshot Annotations
Imint has announced the availability of version 2.5 of its Ihvert product suite, a complete Remote Video Terminal (RVT) software for advanced live ISR video enhancement, analysis, and exploitation.
Deck Operations Course of Action Planner for Unmanned Systems
Office of Naval Research-funded researchers examine new approaches for aircraft operations aboard carriers Deck operations Course of Action Planner software tool will ease interaction with autonomous systems.