The US Air Force has awarded two contracts totalling $70.5 million to defense contractor Raytheon Co. to support targeting systems used by missile-carrying Predator unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Sechan Gets $78M Contracts from US Navy
U.S. Navy leaders needed an electronics contract manufacturing specialist to build signal data processor-Sierra (SDP-S) systems for the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) programme, which blends radar information from several different Navy systems to create one common air defense tactical display, or “air picture,” which is based on all sensor data available. Continue reading
A160 Hummingbird Fitted with 1.8 Giga Pixel Camera
The A160 Hummingbird systems that are being deployed to Afghanistan in May 2012 will take advantage of the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance-Imaging System. Continue reading
Dayton Firms Team to Develop UAS for Disaster Relief
UA Vision LLC, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, is teaming with other companies in Dayton to showcase its UAS, equipped with cameras and radio-frequency identification tags, for potential government and commercial customers around the country. Continue reading
UAS Pilots May Fly 4 Aircraft At Once
New high-tech networking systems and ground stations in development would let a single pilot fly four aircraft, possibly even from different manufacturers, dramatically reducing the ground staff now needed for each plane. Continue reading
UAS Builder Named NASA’s Best Small Business Prime Contractor 21011
Las Vegas-based Arcata Associates has been selected NASA’s 2011 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year. Continue reading
Philippines Use UAS to Hunt for Kidnapped Australian
The Philippine military is considering using US military UAS to search for kidnapped Australian adventurer Warren Rodwell, who is being held by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. Continue reading
The Albatross That Turned Into A Predator
In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the amusement of his tolerant wife, began to build an aircraft. Continue reading