The US government has confirmed that it is deploying a new Northrop Grumman radar on unmanned aircraft systems to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on the southwest border.
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
Rafael Offers Payload Updates for UAS
Recce-U Real-Time ISR System
Rafael has adopted a new strategy to increase its activities in the unmanned aircraft systems sector, and is offering operators platform upgrades using its payloads and other systems.
Novel Autopilot System for Rotary Unmanned Aircraft Wins Innovation Award
Konkuk University in South Korea won the new NI LabVIEW FPGA Innovation Award for a novel autopilot system for a rotary unmanned aircraft to ensure on-course stability of a helicopter in a programmed flight path.
Roke Manor Launches Real-TimeMoving Target Indicator System
Roke Manor Research has launched VTA (Visual Target Analysis), the first moving target indicator system which immediately tracks and maps vehicle and personnel movement within real-time UAS surveillance footage.
Navmar Gets $150M US Defence Contracts
A defence technology company in Warminster, Pennsylvania called Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. received $148.8 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts over the past week for advanced research in unmanned aircraft and persistent-surveillance UAS sensor payloads for military use in Afghanistan and other areas.
Raytheon Develops Miniature Antenna to Extend Millimeter Wave “Friendly” Identification Technology for Soldiers and UAS
Raytheon has developed a miniaturized interrogation antenna capability to extend use of its Cooperative Target ID* technology to soldiers and unmanned aircraft to help prevent friendly fire incidents.
ITT & Mercury Team for On-Board Data Processing
ITT Corporation and Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced an agreement to combine their respective technology expertise and jointly develop an airborne solution that meets the interoperability needs of the tactical Warfighter.
Kratos Completes Acquisition of Integral Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. a National Security Solutions provider, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Integral Systems, Inc. . Kratos completed the acquisition through a reverse merger of a wholly owned subsidiary with and into Integral Systems.