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Sagetech Corporation has unveiled the new Mode S Transponder with ADS-B Out, which this week was released for production. The Sagetech XP Family of Transponders offers the lightest and smallest transponders in the world, ideal where size, weight and power are at a premium. They have a footprint the
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MTC Industries and Research Carmiel Ltd. will introduce its Redundant Electro-Mechanical Rotary Servo Actuator (ERSA) for UAS at the Singapore Airshow, February 14-19 at the Changi Exhibition Centre. ERSA’s unique fail-safe system significantly reduces the incidence of UAS flight control failures. The company will also showcase
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TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of remotely controlled small unmanned aerial and ground systems integrated with mm-wave miniaturized radars has announced launch of its Cheetah Core W-band components for point-to-point (PtP) gigabit per second (Gbps) links. TiaLinx's ultra wideband (UWB) components were developed by a
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The Mercury Federal Systems subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems Inc., provided its onboard real-time image processing and storage subsystems to the Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) for the U.S. Air Force’s Gorgon Stare (GS) persistent surveillance system, currently deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom. The Air Force’s Gorgon
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Lockheed Martin announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specialising in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but are not material to Lockheed Martin's results. "This acquisition is consistent with our focus on acquiring capabilities
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Ampex Data Systems Corporation has announced the release of its ruggedized ultra compact airborne recorder, the TuffServ 40 (TS 40). The TS 40 is the smallest, lightest and most power-frugal member of the TuffServ family. At just 1.8″ H x 3.5″ W x 6.25″ D and
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Norway’s Sensonor Technologies solid state STIM210 Gyro is the world's first gyro entirely based on semiconductor technology in combination with MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. It can now safely be considered as a success, with production currently up to around 250 per week. It is used in
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Colmek has announced a contract award from Turkish contractor Vestel Savunma Sanyani A.S.
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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. They can be configured for aerospace applications from benign laboratory to harsh-environment deployed vetronics in ground vehicles and avionics for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters,
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TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is introducing a compact 6-row Fortis Zd military connector for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications in rugged environments that require high-speed, small size, and light weight. The company announced the 6-row Fortis Zd connector
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Raytheon Company's Common Infrared Counter Measures solution for US Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army's requirement, Raytheon's CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms. "These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed
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IAI Elta is introducing a new version of their lightweight Synthetic Aperture radar (SAR) Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) sensor designated EL/M-2054. The new radar is based on another Elta SAR radar, the EL/M-2055DX modular SAR/GMTI radar, The new version is designed specifically for small