US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued contract N00019-11-C-0061 to Insitu Inc., Bingen, WA as a FFP effort to procure UAS ISR services.
DARPA UAVFORGE Competition Hits Milestone 2
The DARPA uavforge competition is approaching the deadline for Milestone 2, with voting for the ‘Proof of Flight’ videos due to end on January 22 nd. Continue reading
Mercury Provides Real-Time Image Processing for Gorgon Stare
The Mercury Federal Systems subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems Inc., provided its onboard real-time image processing and storage subsystems to the Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) for the U.S. Air Force’s Gorgon Stare (GS) persistent surveillance system, currently deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom. Continue reading
UAV Factory Launches New Portable Universal Ground Control Station
UAV Factory has announced its second generation of portable ground control station for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
AeroVironment Wasp Video
AeroVironment just released this video of the Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) – a small, portable, reliable, and rugged unmanned aerial platform designed for front-line day/night reconnaissance and surveillance. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Acquires Procerus Technologies and its Kestrel Autopilot
Lockheed Martin announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specialising in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
Iran Produces Toy Version of RQ-170
According to Iranian state radio, a local firm, seeking to capitalize on the frenzy that followed the crash of the RQ-170 — is now producing miniaturized toy versions of the craft. Continue reading
DARPA Awards 3rd Contract to Develop Low-Power, Non-Acoustic Anti-Submarine Warfare Technologies for UAS
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) experts in the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Virginia, have awarded their third industry contract for a programme that seeks to develop technologies to help detect enemy submarines in shallow coastal waters and harbours without using traditional acoustic submarine-hunting technologies like sonar. Continue reading