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GA-ASI Introduces New Eagle Eye Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a company that designs multi-mode radar technology for unmanned aircraft Systems, recently introduced the Eagle Eye radar. The new MMR is installed and has...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Black Hawk Helicopter Achieves Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Airworthiness Release
The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, enabled by the Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed OpenLift architecture, has been granted an Instrument Flight Rules...
Application Briefs Defense
Multi-Sensor Electro-Optic Platform
Silent Sentinel’s offering includes a dual Electro-Optic/Infra-Red camera payload, a laser range finder, and a panoramic surveillance camera.
Articles Photonics/Optics
Developing a 6DoF Aircraft Munitions Optical Tracking System
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software estimates the trajectory of separation between the aircraft and the store. But how reliable is the CFD model in real-life situations?
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Articles Photonics/Optics
New Diamond Super-Material Enhances Aircraft Survivability
A diamond composite is the ultimate optics and semiconducting super-material.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Directed-Energy System to Defeat Small Unmanned Aircraft System Swarms
New weapons technology is needed to combat the proliferation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).
Products Motion Control
Articles Photonics/Optics
Detection with Quantum Radar
A new radar prototype utilizes quantum entanglement as a method of object detection.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
EO/IR Maritime Payload
CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd., recently demonstrated its iSea-25HD system.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Localization and Mapping of Unknown Locations with Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The main goals of this research are to enhance a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform to support unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) exploring the complex...
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Naval Surveillance System
CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd.Hod Hasharon, Israel+972-9-744-0661www.controp.com CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd., a company that specializies in electro-optics (EO) and infrared (IR) defense and homeland security solutions, has provided the Latvian Navy with the iSea-30HD system to enhance their maritime...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Detecting Drones with Doppler-Based Radar
As drones become more commonplace, the need to secure facilities from the high-definition cameras and potential dangerous payloads has caused a rapid growth of counter-drone technologies.
Application Briefs Defense
Remote Weapon Station
General RoboticsBeit Nehemia, Israel+972 (0) 77 512 1020www.glrobotics.com General Robotics, a company that specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced robotic systems for defense and Homeland Security,...
INSIDER Defense
Rockwell Collins Unveils Combat Targeting and Communications Gateway
Rockwell Collins has unveiled FasTAK™, a new tactical combat targeting system and secure communications gateway for success in today’s digital battlefield.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Taming the Thermal Behavior of Solid-State Military Lasers
Laser diodes and laser diode arrays (LDAs) are widely used throughout military systems, for sighting and range finding, but also at high power levels as offensive and defensive weapons....
Briefs Software
GPS Enabled Semi-Autonomous Robot
The primary objective of this research is to integrate GPS and local sensory data to allow a robot to operate semi-autonomously outside of a laboratory environment. The Pioneer 3-AT, a robust platform capable...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Scaling LiDAR Optical Payloads from Drones to Miniature UAVs
The recent surge in demand for adaptive cruise control (ACC) and commercial autonomous vehicles has drawn a lot of attention to these innovative applications. Based on pulsed laser...
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Aircraft Casting Alloy
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. Wilmington, MA 855-237-2522 www.ibcadvancedalloys.com IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. will continue production of components for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Air Force Uses 3-D Scanner to Model Aircraft
When the 46th Test Wing's Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office purchased a 3-D laser scanner system six months ago, they had no idea how much of an impact the system would make.
Articles Photonics/Optics
Laser Detection System Technology
While most ordnance is now laserguided, there is still much work to be done on the defensive detection of laser designators. Hence the growing need for advanced laser-warning systems (LWS). While multiple...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Distributed, Collaborative Human- Robotic Networks for Search, Identify, and Track
A human-robotic system is under development that can map an unknown environment, as well as discover, track, and neutralize several static and dynamic objects of...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designing COTS Optics Into Defense Projects
When settling in to design a new optical device for a defense application, it is often desirable to use Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) optical components wherever possible. COTS optics offer many...
Tech Transfer Reports Photonics/Optics
Commercial Spinoffs from Military R&D Programs
A near-infrared (NIR) detector with single-photon sensitivity can be used to improve many applications, from better eye-safe lasers to speeding up tomorrow’s optical computers.
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