Mercury Computer Systems Inc. is now providing a SWaP-optimized hyper-spectral image processing and storage subsystem for use in multi-INT wide area surveillance equipment on UAS.
US Naval Special Warfare Group 10 Coordinates All Unmanned Systems
Insitu Integrator - STUAS
US Naval Special Warfare Command this month will commission a new active-duty group that will concentrate the component’s UAS, underwater systems and robotic programmes and personnel under a single entity.
IAI Offers Heron and Searcher UAS to Azerbaijan
Israel Aerospace Industries has offered to sell Azerbaijan its Heron 1 and Searcher 2 unmanned aircraft systems as part of “comprehensive solutions” to answer the nation’s defence needs.
US Department of Defence Releases Details of Programme Overspends
The US Department of Defence has released details on major defence acquisition programme cost, schedule, and performance changes since the September 2010 reporting period. Global Hawk is 23% and the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals programmes is 16%, over budget.
Aeryon Unveils VideoZoom10x Payload
Aeryon Labs has announced the VideoZoom10x payload for the Aeryon Scout Micro VTOL UAS – a 1.2 kg man-packable UAS. With the ability to detect a human from over 2km away and identify someone from over 300m, the VideoZoom10x payload instantly delivers high-resolution, real-time tactical intelligence to the hands of an operator.
US Soldiers Killed by “Friendly Fire” from UAS in Afghanistan
Two US soldiers were killed by a Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. Air Force Predator last week, in what appears to be the first “friendly fire” incident involving an unmanned aircraft.
Fukushima – 2 New Videos – Detail Inside Reactor Building
Over the weekend, Japanese energy company TEPCO released new footage taken by unmanned helicopters. The first clip is mainly overhead views with some scary vapours being emitted at one stage:
The second goes into one of the buildings and shows the total devastation inside one of the reactor buildings:
US Customs & Border Patrol UAS Help Flood Control
Ice Build-up at a North Dakota Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine has played a crucial role in responding to the severe flooding of the Red River in the upper Midwest.