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
Successful Unmanned Helicopter Test Flights from German Police Ship
On 16 September, ESG Elektroniksystem-und-Logistik-GmbH together with Swiss UAV AG and the German Federal Police successfully conducted experimental flights with the Unmanned Mission Avionics Test Helicopter (UMAT) from a Federal Police ship in the Baltic Sea. Continue reading
Alion Awarded $5.4M Air Force Spectrum Management Office Contract to Analyze Feasibility of Relocating Weapons Platforms to Alternative RF Bands
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has won a $5.4 million award from the Air Force Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO) to analyze the feasibility of relocation to alternative RF bands. 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
K-Max Quick Reaction Assessment Video
Lockheed Martin recently posted this video of the Lockheed Martin-Kaman’s unmanned helicopter successfully completing the Navy’s Quick Reaction Assessment.
Source: YouTube
Curtiss-Wright Introduces New Family of Compact Rugged Multi-Platform Embedded Mission Computers
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is introducing the MPMC-931x family of compact, conduction-cooled rugged half-ATR 3U CompactPCI multi-platform embedded mission computers. Continue reading
Thales Alenia Space to Study UAS Command and Control By Satellite for ESA
Thales Alenia Space has won a contract from the European Space Agency to lead a nine-month study regarding satellite communications solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
US Air Force Says Flying Operations Not Threatened by Malware
The US Air Force has issued a statement insisting that the malware that affected Ground Control Stations of US Predator and Reaper UAS, was “more of a nuisance than an operational threat.” Continue reading