U.S. military researchers are asking industry to begin work on developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned spacecraft able to carry and deploy 3,000-to-5,000-pound satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) for less than $5 million per launch. Continue reading
Category Archives: Payloads
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Electronic Attack Capability on Bat Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation has integrated and employed an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat unmanned aircraft, marking the first time that such a system was used in operation on a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Miniature Radar Technology from Norway Has Applications for Unmanned Systems
Mine clearing, monitoring of vital signs and robot vision are among the many potential applications for Novelda’s innovative radar technology. The company’s tiny, unique processor chips are at the core of it all. Novelda’s hard-earned success began with a project on fundamental radar technology using principles developed at the University of Oslo. With the knowledge acquired, the Norwegian company has developed chips that are extremely fast, highly precise, run on very low power, and can be placed directly onto objects rather than metres away – qualities that are making Novelda stand out on the global market. Continue reading
$20M Contract for 500 Pneumatic Bomb Release Racks for Reaper
Exelis has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to produce the BRU-71/A pneumatic bomb release racks for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper. Continue reading
Sensor Operator – MQ-9 Reaper in Kandahar
Kandahar’s UAS Operators are essential when it comes to spotting the enemy first when others can not. From the 62nd ERS, this sensor operator goes into the details of whats involved in her job as a part of the MQ-9 Reaper Team. Continue reading
DARPA Spends $26M on UAS Laser Defence Weapons
US military researchers are hiring two defence companies to develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles.
IMINT and Elbit Field Test Skylark with New Software for First Responders
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The Swedish software company Imint and the Israeli Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) provider Elbit Systems UAS division field tested new software in live flights north of Uppsala. The flights with the Elbit Skylark I-LE mini-UAS and Imint’s Vidview software took place on October 7th-9th, 2013. Continue reading
General Atomics Demonstrates Predator B Electronic Attack Capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the conclusion of a second demonstration of Predator B’s Electronic Attack capability at the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Weapons and Tactics Instructor course held at Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Yuma on October 22. Continue reading