The Pentagon’s research arm unveiled a new UAS built with secure software that prevents the control and navigation of the aircraft from being hacked. The programme, called High Assurance Cyber Military Systems, or HACMS, uses software designed to thwart cyber attacks. Continue reading
Category Archives: Data Links & Communications
GA-ASI and Rohde & Schwarz Team to Develop Voice Communications Certification for Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Rohde & Schwarz, a manufacturer of wireless communications, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test and Measurement (T&M) equipment, and broadcasting T&M equipment for digital terrestrial television, announced that they have signed a Teaming Agreement to integrate and flight demonstrate Rohde & Schwarz’s air traffic control radios on the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA.
L-3 West Brings Micro BE-CDL Capability to Small UAS
L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) has successfully demonstrated that the government-standard Bandwidth Efficient Common Data Link (BE-CDL) waveform can be transmitted through small, low-cost terminals designed for platforms under 30 pounds. Continue reading
Sagetech Introduces NextGen UAS Tracker Kit
Sagetech Corporation has announced a new turnkey solution to track UAS using NextGen ADS-B location broadcasts and iPads. The ADS-B Tracker Kit includes Sagetech’s new XPG-TR micro transponder, Clarity ADS-B receiver, and an iPad with zero interface connections. It can be fully installed and operational in minutes. Continue reading
L-3 Communications to Help DARPA Build UAS-Based Internet System
L-3 Communications won a $16.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA. L-3 will be supporting Phases 2 and, if the appropriate contract option is exercised, also Phase 3 of the DARPA mobile hotspots programme. Continue reading
UAS Flies First Long-Duration Test Using Repurposed Satellite
Using a repurposed commercial satellite, US Air Force crews flew MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during multiple missions in November and December.
BAE Systems Engineers Help to Open Up Ka Band to Support UAS Missions
The Ka band or “satellite super-highway” – a fast, uncongested and rarely used satellite network – has been opened up by a team of BAE engineers to support UK unmanned aircraft missions in the future. Continue reading
AeroVironment Unveils Pocket DDL Secure Video and Data Receiver for UAS
AeroVironment has unveiled its new Pocket DDL secure digital video and data receiver at the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition. The four-ounce device enables remote viewing of video and data from AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as well as from helicopters, airplanes, other unmanned aircraft and ground robots equipped with the company’s Digital Data Link. Continue reading