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SWIR Lenses for Night Vision and Tracking in UAS applications from Clear Align
Optics and sensors specialist Clear Align introduced its Featherlight line of lightweight lenses optimized for shortwave infrared (SWIR) applications for UAS and man-portable electro-optics applications at the SPIE Defence, Security, and Sensors conference and trade show in Orlando, Florida.
DARPA Chooses Raytheon as Mission Systems Integrator
The Raytheon Company was awarded a $7 million contract to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator for Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support project.
NOAA Manta UAS Sniff Black Carbon in the Artic
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will use its two small unmanned Manta aircraft to sniff for black carbon, an agent formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, in the Arctic.
Raytheon Tests Small Tactical Munition for UAS
Raytheon has tested a new warhead for its Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from UAS. STM is a 13-pound guided munition that is approximately 2 feet long, making it the smallest air-launched weapon in the Raytheon portfolio.
Z Microsytems Acquires Enhanced Video Devices to Grow UAS Activity
Z Microsystems, a leading provider of mission-ready computing systems, announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and product development team of Enhanced Video Devices (EVD), a developer of image enhancement technology.
Textron’s AAI & Overwatch Develop Secure Cellular Network Hosted by UAS
FASTCOM is a mobile, secure battlefield cellular network that can be hosted on manned and unmanned aircraft, aerostats, masts or ground vehicles. It has been co-developed by two Textron Systems’ companies – Overwatch and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems – in partnership with ViaSat Inc.
New Mini-UAS with Motion & Breathing Detection Features
Phoenix40-A Photo: TiaLinx
TiaLinx Inc. has announced the launch of the Phoenix40-A – a mini-UAS capable of performing dual functions as a motion detector as well as probing for breathing of a hiding person in a compound. The mini-UAS can be remotely controlled at long standoff distances from ground or an airborne asset.