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STUAS Integrator Completes First Operational Assessment
Insitu Inc. announced that the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) Integrator completed its first Operational Assessment (OA-1), a critical milestone in the STUAS program execution.
US Defense Department Plans 15-year Dedicated Satellite Lease
The Pentagon spends $500 million a year on commercial satellite communications to support operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to cut those costs dramatically with a $440 million, 15-year lease of a single commercial satellite.
L-3 Link Wins 5-Year US Army Tactical Trainer Contract
L-3 Communications has won a five-year contract under the U.S. Army’s STOC II contract for the U.S. Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme.
US Army Gearing Up for Gray Eagle
Officials at U.S. Army Special Operations Command are developing tactics and plans for operating two companies worth of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, planned to come online beginning in 2013.
AAI Shadow – After 600,000 Flight Hours More Improvements Under Way
Shadow200 Photo: AAI
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems just announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) have achieved in excess of 600,000 total flight hours.
ADA Technologies Gets $750K to Develop Lithium-ion Batteries for Military UAS
ADA Technologies, Inc. has received a $750,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for research on an innovative nano-material-enabled power system for use in small to micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Goodrich Introduces Low SWaP Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Imager for UAS
Goodrich Corporation’s ISR Systems’ Princeton team (formerly Sensors Unlimited, Inc.) has introduced the smallest SWaP (size weight and power) short wave infrared camera for unmanned vehicles.