Electronic Sub-Systems
North Atlantic Industries has announced the availability of a rugged 12-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module. The H2 is an extremely low power, high performance Ethernet switch. It supports 16 KB jumbo frames, 802.1P QoS or DiffServ/ToS priority queues, 802.1Q VLAN, Port Aggregation, Spanning Tree, Rapid &
Electronic Sub-Systems
Airelectronics is a new Spanish start-up created by a team of experienced aeronautical engineers, based in Madrid, which provides an integrated system for UAS flight. It has capability to take full control of an unmanned aircraft from takeoff to landing, and the company is targeting systems integrators that may
Electronic Sub-Systems
Cobham has introduced a new high definition (HD), dual stream video transmitter, called M2TE (Messenger 2 Transmitter Enhanced), for use on unmanned aircraft. “The M2TE transmitter provides a bird’s eye view in real time for ground forces,” said Steve Schaefer, Vice President of Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance. “It
Electronic Sub-Systems
Saab Defence of Sweden unveils the HEIMDALL laser rangefinder that incorporates diode-pumped erbium technology, which facilitates its use on remote weapons stations, unmanned aircraft, border surveillance systems, airport landing strips and on fire control systems. The HEIMDALL is a compact, light-weight device that can be used in several
Electronic Sub-Systems
Micronetics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.5M from a leading defence contractor for microwave high power switches that will be used in an air surveillance radar system. These systems are designed to protect forces and critical assets from cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft
Military
Saab has signed a frame agreement and received a first order from EADS company Cassidian to supply safety-critical avionics equipment for the new advanced UAS system Talarion. The order includes design and development of the Aircraft Vehicle Management Computer (AVMC), Communications Computer (CC) and Mission & Payload Management Computer
Electronic Sub-Systems
SELEX Galileo has launched skyISTAR, an ISTAR architecture for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). skyISTAR will be open, flexible and platform/payload agnostic, making it adaptable to an unlimited number of potential user requirements. A key aspect of the system is its mission management system, which will integrate on-board sensors
Testing
The aerospace industry’s Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment (ASTRAEA) programme is about to test wireless communication system designed to allow a UAS to securely send video footage and other information to its ground-based operator at the highest possible speed, even when it is out of
Electronic Sub-Systems
The FireWire has been established as an aircraft vehicle management (VMS) network in the X-47B developed by Northrop-Grumman Group. Northrop-Grumman Group has developed the X-47B as part of the J-UCAS program of the DARPA. The combat aircraft is now part of the UCAS-D programme
Electronic Sub-Systems
Trimble has announced its 80 megapixel Trimble Aerial Camera (TAC 80MP), extending the range of applications for today's medium-format aerial cameras. With advanced features such as Trimble's forward motion compensation (FMC) technology, the TAC 80MP allows aerial service providers to fly faster or increase ground
Electronic Sub-Systems
Roke Manor Research has formed a partnership with its sister company NIITEK (Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology, Inc.) to sell Roke's Miniature Radar Altimeter (MRA) system in the USA. NIITEK, the world leader in fielded Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) landmine and buried explosive detection systems, will also manufacture Roke&
Electronic Sub-Systems
Raytheon Company is developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems with a mechanism that enables rapid integration of weapons and sensors. The SOA framework on a UAS is analogous to the hardware and operating system used by a tablet computer. A domain manager is