German company 3W Modellmotoren, which produces the motors for small airplanes, stated that dealers resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
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MotionDSP Gets $3M US Air Force Contract for GPU Technology
U.S. Air Force researchers are looking to image-processing expert MotionDSP Inc. in Burlingame, California, to use graphics processing unit (GPU) technology to enhance persistent-surveillance imagery gathered from sensors aboard unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Swiss UAV Delivers VTOL Systems to 3 German Customers
Swiss UAV announced that it has delivered three new VTOL UA systems based on the all new „Mjolnir“ to end customers in Germany – DLR (ARTIS), ESG (UMAT) and the German ‚Bundeswehr’ (MUSECO). Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets Second $16M Funding from $66M US Army Raven Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received $16,472,298 in additional funding to perform on Aug. 10, 2012 from the United States Army under a contract action with a total projected value of $65,889,191. The company announced the initial $15.8 million funding of that contract action on June 1, 2012. Continue reading
AeroVironment Posts 1st Quarter Loss of $1.4M
AeroVironment Inc. posted a first-quarter loss of $1.4 million, or 6 cents a share, brought on by decreased sales of its unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Pentagon Lists 66 Countries Eligible to Buy American UAS
As many as 66 countries would be eligible to buy American UAS under new Defense Department guidelines but Congress and the State Department, which have a final say, have not yet opened the spigots for exports, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Hermes 900 and Heron 1 in Final Flight Tests for Swiss Air Force Contract
In-flight evaluations will take place in September and October on the Emmen airbase for the acquisition of new unmanned aircraft reconnaissance system (ADS 15). Continue reading
Space Computer Gets $2M US Air Force Contract for Hyperspectral Sensors for MQ-1 Predator
U.S. Air Force researchers are choosing embedded computing experts at Space Computer Corp. in Los Angeles to upgrade sensor processing in the Air Force Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System Hyperspectral (ACES Hy) side-mounted persistent-surveillance sensor for the MQ-1 Predator. Continue reading