Category Archives: Payloads

Raytheon-Led Team Continues Development of UAS-Based Hyper-Spectral Sensor to Find IEDs

Multispectral sensors designers at the Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems segment in McKinney, Texas, will move ahead with developing a new sensor for unmanned aircraft able to see objects on the ground not visible to the human eye, such as hidden roadside bombs or illicit opium crops by detecting their spectral signatures. Continue reading →

General Dynamics Demonstrates Cheap Precision Strike for Army UAS

General Dynamics teamed up with the US Army Armament Research and Development Engineering Center (ARDEC) to successfully demonstrate GPS-guided munitions for use on small unmanned air systems. Continue reading →

Insitu Pacific Successfully Integrates McQ Sensor Technology with ScanEagle UAS

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it has successfully completed integration between its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and the McQ iScout Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) and OmniWatch technologies. Continue reading →

Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Completes High-Speed Captive Flight Tests

Lockheed Martin successfully tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests, demonstrating its ability to track ground targets while flying at tactical speeds. Continue reading →

Raytheon Demonstrates Hi-Def CSP HD Turret

Raytheon has successfully demonstrated the enhanced capabilities of its new CSP HD turret, a high definition electro-optical and infrared version of its Common Sensor Payload (CSP). Continue reading →

Bundeswehr First to Operate ADS-B Transponder on UAS in Theatre

EMT has announced the 50th flight sortie of its LUNA TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System), with a EASA certified, ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) transponder in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

IAI/Tamam Launches New Line of HD Optronic Stabilised Payloads for UAS

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Tamam Division (IAI/Tamam) has launched a new line of True High Definition (HD) Day and Night Stabilized Optronic Payloads Continue reading →

Boeing Non-kinetic Missile Records 1st Operational Test Flight

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., successfully tested the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) during a flight over the Utah Test and Training Range that was monitored from Hill Air Force Base. Continue reading →