Northrop Grumman Corporation received the first protective cage for its next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will store and shield the aircraft’s critical electronic components from strong electric fields and electromagnetic waves. Continue reading
Category Archives: Payloads
DARPA’s 1.8 Gigapixel ARGUS-IS the Highest Resolution Surveillance Platform in the World
At 1.8 gigapixels, the DARPA-developed ARGUS-IS the highest resolution surveillance platform in the world, and, when mounted to a UAS, can single-handedly do the work of an army of 100 Predators watching the area of one medium-sized city. Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems To Showcase Next Generation Sensors Unlimited Shortwave Infrared Camera
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., will be releasing its next generation Sensors Unlimited shortwave infrared (SWIR) digital Linescan camera for Spectral Domain Optical Coherence at the SPIE BiOS and Photonics West Exhibitions, February 2-7 2013, at The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA .
Tech Source Partners with Cambridge Pixel to Develop Video Applications for UAS
Tech Source, Inc. has partnered with Cambridge Pixel to speed the development of video applications for systems integrators in the embedded military and aerospace market, such as unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Raytheon MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System on JLENS Aerostat Tracks Moving Targets
A recent demonstration proved that operators can observe surface moving targets — including a terrorist role-player planting an improvised explosive device — in real time using a Raytheon Company MTS-B Multi-Spectral Targeting System mounted on the JLENS. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Infrared Countermeasure Laser
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) product line that will house a high brightness and high power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) module. Continue reading
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Develops Airborne Testing Capability for Airborne Payloads
A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing an airborne testing capability for sensors, communications devices and other airborne payloads. This aerial test bed, called the GTRI Airborne Unmanned Sensor System (GAUSS), is based on an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made by Griffon Aerospace and modified by GTRI. Continue reading
US Air Force, Sandia Test UAS Ability to Track Radioactive Particles
The U.S. Air Force is teaming up with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories to test the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with radiation sensors to collect airborne radioactive particles for analysis. Continue reading