Brazil’s military has outlined requirements, valued at up to $11 billion, to establish two vast new surveillance networks with coverage ranging from the remote and lawless north-west border to the oil fields discovered hundreds of kilometres off the country’s eastern coastline.
Next Generation Goggles Give Soldiers Direct Interface with UAS
Vuzix Corporation announced that it has been awarded a $1 million research contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) Programme. The funding will go towards research and development of a next generation holographic optical display system for use by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC).
Global Hawk Cost Rises 25% After Order Is Cut – US Air Force
The average cost for one of Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk has risen more than 25 percent because the U.S. Air Force cut the order by about 14 percent in its 2012 budget request.
ScanEagle Launches from USS Comstock Deck
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
A ScanEagle launches from the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45).
Fukushima – First Video from Unmanned Helicopters
Tokyo Electric Power is putting remote controlled machinery to use at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This video was shot by one of the Hélipse unmanned helicopters on Sunday and shows the plant’s number four reactor building.
Gray Eagle and Shadow Lethal Partners in Iraq
Gray Eagle with Hellfire missiles at Camp Taji, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Jason Sweeney)
Gray Eagle operators of QRC-1-R1 Camp Taji, Iraq recently demonstrated firing six Hellfire missiles into the abandoned hulks of light military tactical vehicles positioned at Shadow Range in western Iraq. A Shadow from the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division out of Al-Asad was flying nearby and laser designated the target.
Northrop Grumman’s Automated Aerial Refuelling Programme Flight Test Success
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Relative Navigation system exceeded accuracy requirements during recent flight tests for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Automated Aerial Refuelling (AAR) programme.
Brazil:Embraer to Enter UAS Market with Elbit Subsidiary
Embraer Defense and Security and AEL Sistemas, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd announced in LAAD 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, the signature of a strategic agreement envisaging the evaluation of joint exploration of UAS, including the potential creation of a company with majority participation of Embraer Defense and Security to work in the segment.