This article, written by Eric Kurman in PTB Magazine (Photonics Solutions for the Design Engineer), describes how the new BBAR coatings provide increased transmittance over the wide wavelength range that sapphire allows, permitting technological advances in optical system design. Sapphire optical windows are an excellent fit for the harsh environment and multiple wavelength requirements encountered in UAS service. Continue reading
Category Archives: Payloads
Russia’s Zala Upgrades to HD Payloads
ZALA 421 - 23
Russia’s Zala Aero has announced that it plans to launch an upgraded ZALA 421-E16 UAS. Later in 2012, fixed wing UAS ZALA 421-04M and VTOL UAS ZALA 421-23 will also receive similar upgrades.
Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera
An enterprising young computer engineer, Jonas Pfeil, who recently graduated with an M.Sc. from the Technical University of Berlin, will present his ‘Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera‘ as the Emerging Technologies demonstration at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2011. Continue reading
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
SELEX Galileo Announces Two New Lasers
SELEX Galileo announced the launch of two new lasers at this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition in Washington D.C. Continue reading
Sweden’s Spacemetric Opens Netherlands Subsidiary
Sweden’s Spacemetric has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in the Netherlands, Spacemetric BV, with offices in Zwolle in the eastern part of the country. Continue reading
AAI Introduces Swappable Multi-Mission Payload Pods for Shadow
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, along with Phoenix Global Support, has announced the introduction of new multi-mission payloads for its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
ITT Awarded US Army Contract to Deliver Full Motion Video and Wide Area Airborne Surveillance Capabilities
The United States government has awarded ITT Corporation a contract to provide software and hardware solutions tied to the collection, processing and dissemination of full motion video (FMV) and wide area airborne surveillance (WAAS) from unmanned aircraft. Continue reading