Using advanced, multi-level security intelligence sharing technologies, Lockheed Martin enabled members of the Five Eyes international consortium (United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand) to securely share intelligence of dissimilar classifications during the recent Empire Challenge Joint Forces exercise. The end to end processing, dissemination, and exploitation of non-traditional intelligence data was also demonstrated using fully operational products built on the new...
The 112 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron at Sri Lanka Air Force Wirawila celebrated its 4th Anniversary on the 1st June 2011 at the unit premises with the participation of all ranks. The UAV squadron was an active part of the Humanitarian operation which concluded in 2009. They were in the front and above of the ground troops. The Unmanned...
AP Hackers launched a “significant and tenacious” cyber attack on US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, which holds highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said today. Lockheed Martin, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon confirmed that the contractor’s information systems had come under attack. Lt Col April Cunningham, speaking for the Defence Department, said...
What is it with people still using the term UAV? Indian Armed Forces to Address Future Plans for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles India’s interest in VTOL, MALE and UCAV not only confirms the value of these aircrafts as a priority for the country, but also introduces the need for an information-sharing platform regarding India’s future plans and programmes with unmanned...
The UAV Flight Training & Simulation Market 2011-2021 report from Visiongain offers a comprehensive analysis of the global market for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator flight training and simulation products and services, ranging from unmanned aircraft system (UAS) simulators to live UAV flight training courses. Visiongain’s calculations indicate that sales in the global UAV flight training and simulation market...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 25 May 2011. Systems designers at Elbit Systems of America LLC in Fort Worth, Texas, and at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Eagan, Minn., will develop a green hybrid propulsion system running onrenewable energy for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of initial phase of the U.S. Air Force Small Unmanned Renewable enerGy long Endurance Vehicle (SURGE-V) program....
The unmanned aircraft (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – UAV) “Dominator 2″ in the XP version is ready to be put on the market after that the manufacturer, the Israeli Aeronautics Defense Systems, has aligned the aircraft in accordance with the limitations of the MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime, an informal and voluntary partnership between 34 countries to prevent the proliferation...
SharkFin® Sets New Standard for “Point-N-Click” 3-D and Real-Time Management of Multiple UAS and Payloads San Luis Obispo, CA May 17, 2011 – AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS), a ChandlerMay company, announces the release of SharkFin® Basic UAS mission planning software. SharkFin® Basic is a STANAG 4586 compliant, multi-vehicle, Core UAV Control System (CUCS), which also gives full...
ROME, May 16 — Italian company Selex Galileo reported it has acquired Unmanned Technologies Research Institute, a provider of mini-micro unmanned aerial systems. UTRI, which has headquarters in Trieste, Italy, is recognized in Europe for its excellence in unmanned technology. Selex Galileo is a notable provider of Unmanned Aerial Systems, with its Falco vehicle representing Europe’s only UAS system...
“Defense News” reports that Elbit Systems Ltd. is working with the Ministry of Defense to develop unmanned cargo plane, dubbed the “Flying Elephant”. Sources say that cargo an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a “huge, slow, self takeoff and landing pallet carrier that would fly through high winds and land in austere, unpaved areas.” The Ministry of Defense’s Research &...
