Electronic Sub-Systems
UAV Propulsion Tech has signed a representative agreement with MicroPilot (Stony Mountain, Canada) to market their family of autopilots into the US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market. UAV Propulsion Tech currently represents Australian and German propulsion, servo and rescue/recovery parachute companies to market their products to the US UAV
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2d3 Ltd has won a contract from the Netherlands MOD yesterday to upgrade the ScanEagle UAS motion imagery exploitation capability. The contract is for the delivery of two identical exploitation suites for use with the Insitu ScanEagle systems in service with the Dutch Army. The project consists of delivering updated
Commercial
PrecisionHawk Inc., Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) manufacturer and Aerial Data Processing and Analysis Company, has announced a solution, known as LATAS (Low Altitude Tracking and Avoidance System,) for the safe integration of drones into the National Airspace.As an automated air traffic control system for UAVs, LATAS has the ability
Electronic Sub-Systems
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced the successful flight test of the AN/ZPY-4(V) Maritime Surveillance Radar (AN/ZPY-4(V)) upgraded with a Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) mode. This radar is an enhanced version of the radar designed and built for the
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MicroStrain’s LXRS wireless sensor network combines a new lossless data wireless communication protocol with ultra-stable precision time sync and network scalability. As a result, MicroStrain sensing solutions provide the reliability of hardwired systems with wireless simplicity and cost savings. LXRS supports a broad range of measurement capabilities including
Electronic Sub-Systems
AeroVironment has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system, bringing secure, jam-resistant GPS capability to a micro UAS for the first time. “Having secure GPS significantly reduces the possibility that the Wasp AE can be jammed or spoofed,” said
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that it has completed the successful integration and operational testing of its Lynx Multi-mode Radar, a next-generation capability that integrates Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), and Dismount Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) radar. Testing was conducted in May
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Acquisition by defence giant Lockheed Martin in January has put Procerus Technologies, a manufacturer of avionics for small unmanned aircraft systems, on the product-development fast track. Just six months later, Procerus showcased the results of an infusion of resources from its new parent, flying a new vertical-take-off-
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U.S. Air Force researchers are looking to image-processing expert MotionDSP Inc. in Burlingame, California, to use graphics processing unit (GPU) technology to enhance persistent-surveillance imagery gathered from sensors aboard unmanned aircraft. Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, awarded a
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U.S. Air Force researchers are choosing embedded computing experts at Space Computer Corp. in Los Angeles to upgrade sensor processing in the Air Force Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System Hyperspectral (ACES Hy) side-mounted persistent-surveillance sensor for the MQ-1 Predator. Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory
Electronic Sub-Systems
MicroStrain has introduced ENV-Link -Mini, which simplifies and streamlines remote environmental monitoring, alerting & reporting. This long-range, low-power environmental sensing solution is ideal for remote applications that demand scalable monitoring, simple initialization and easy access to data. With the new ENV-Link -Mini, users can quickly and
Electronic Sub-Systems
Nano-miniature connectors from TE Connectivity combine appealing size and weight with desired performance attributes such as high reliability, low contact resistance and wide operation temperature range, making them among the smallest and toughest connectors available to designers.The connectors offer dramatic space and weight savings in applications where size,