After a long period of development, Instrument Control, Sweden, has announced that its brand new NATO STANAG 4586 compliant autopilot, EasyPilot 3.0, is now available. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
Telephonics Maritime Surveillance Radar Completes GMTI Mode First Flight
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced the successful flight test of the AN/ZPY-4(V) Maritime Surveillance Radar (AN/ZPY-4(V)) upgraded with a Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) mode. Continue reading
MicroStrain Introduces Wireless Thermocouple and OEM Analog Sensor Nodes to LXRS Sensor Family
MicroStrain’s LXRS wireless sensor network combines a new lossless data wireless communication protocol with ultra-stable precision time sync and network scalability. Continue reading
AeroVironment Picks Rockwell Collins Spoof-Proof MicroGRAM GPS Receiver for Wasp AE
AeroVironment has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system, bringing secure, jam-resistant GPS capability to a micro UAS for the first time. Continue reading
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Lynx Multi-mode Radar on CBP Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that it has completed the successful integration and operational testing of its Lynx Multi-mode Radar, a next-generation capability that integrates Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), and Dismount Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) radar. Continue reading
Lockheed’s Procerus Acquisition Acclerates Development in Small-UAS Market
Acquisition by defence giant Lockheed Martin in January has put Procerus Technologies, a manufacturer of avionics for small unmanned aircraft systems, on the product-development fast track. Continue reading
MotionDSP Gets $3M US Air Force Contract for GPU Technology
U.S. Air Force researchers are looking to image-processing expert MotionDSP Inc. in Burlingame, California, to use graphics processing unit (GPU) technology to enhance persistent-surveillance imagery gathered from sensors aboard unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Space Computer Gets $2M US Air Force Contract for Hyperspectral Sensors for MQ-1 Predator
U.S. Air Force researchers are choosing embedded computing experts at Space Computer Corp. in Los Angeles to upgrade sensor processing in the Air Force Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System Hyperspectral (ACES Hy) side-mounted persistent-surveillance sensor for the MQ-1 Predator. Continue reading