I rather like the idea of Cornishmen waiting on misty cliffs for drones to land at their feet. The implications for disrupted GPS signal’s to small drones might be a little more serious if the craft are being operated in built up areas. GPS jamming equipment might become standard issue for local Police forces for use during demonstrations or...
2011 Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ Remote Sensing Technology Used Against Bark Beetles in National Forests Brett Whalin This paper goes over the growing problem of bark beetles destroying North America’s forests. It first goes over the life of the beetles and the current methods of fighting them, in order to give the reader ideas on how they can be...
Just the ticket for the UAS rush expected soon in the USA, this device will allow air traffic controllers to see UAV’s on their radar. Because of its size it is suitable for smaller system. The type of system that might be used by Police or Fire services when the FAA eventually open up airspace for drone flight...
The new 3-Axis Stabilized Photo3S™ High Resolution Camera produces high-quality still images and live video for aerial GIS, inspections, intelligence gathering, and other precision imaging applications. WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Aeryon Labs proudly introduces the all-new Photo3S™ - the industry’s only integrated 3-axis stabilized high resolution camera for micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Combined with the Aeryon Scout’s automated control system, active 3-axis...
MTC Industries and Research Carmiel Ltd. – a leading supplier of electro-mechanical products and services to Aerospace, Defense, and UAV Industries – will introduce its Redundant Electro-Mechanical Rotary Servo Actuator (ERSA) for UAVs at the Singapore Airshow, February 14-19 at the Changi Exhibition Centre, Booth #N51. ERSA’s unique fail-safe system significantly reduces the incidence of UAV flight control failures....
Portland, OR – December 20, 2011 – FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the availability of its newest camera in the Tau family, the Tau CNV, a rugged compact and low-power CMOS HD camera for ultra low-light, video rate imaging applications. The Tau CNV color and monochrome cameras deliver near starlight-level imaging and are designed for security, military EO systems, hyperspectral...
CHELMSFORD, Mass., 13 Jan. 2012. The Mercury Federal Systems subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY), a provider of commercially developed, application-ready intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) subsystems, 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...
New Market Dynamic to Shift Procurement Methods and Require Militaries to “Do More With Less” CAMBRIDGE, MA, NSR’s annual review of the government and military satellite market shows the industry stands to continue revenue gains until 2020 but will need to provide higher level solutions for less cost, and via a host of new procurement methods. The shaky global...
MELBOURNE, Fla. & ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec 01, 2011 Enhances capabilities by incorporating standard Department of Defense waveform for receiving video from small Unmanned Aerial Systems. –Empowers users with greater control over video feeds and embedded metadata, such as position location information. –Applies Harris expertise to address growing demand for secure video at the tactical edge. Harris Corporation , an international...
According to the Lexington Institute, gaining air superiority in order to guard tactical UAVs carrying payloads such as Hood Tech’s imaging systems will be critical in future conflicts. The need to establish early air superiority was most recently illustrated in the conflict in Libya. “Once U.S. and NATO forces had destroyed Gaddafi’s air defense and command and control systems,...
