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Northrop-Grumman’s Unmanned Combat Air System Incorporates 1394 Fire Wire Standard

The latest article published by 1394 Trade Association provides details of the deployment of IEEE 1394b (FireWire) in the X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstration (UCAS-D).

14 Sep 2011

Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces Robotic Battlefield Workhorse and Hostile Fire Source Locator

At the Laturn Conference, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd is expected to unveil OTHELLO or the Optical Hostile Fire Source Locator. The system was developed by its subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd. It is a passive optical fire locator, which detects and precisely locates the sources of hostile fire.

13 Sep 2011

New Flying Camera for Military Applications

A new mobile camera on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is going to make it easier for soldiers to get a better idea about dangers they face in real time. The UAV which has been dubbed the SQ-4 is controlled using a handheld remote control and smart goggles.

8 Sep 2011

Visiongain Report Discusses Market Trend for Military Robots for EOD and Counter-IED

The latest report from Visiongain on the UGV market study from 2011 to 2021 is titled ‘The Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) Market 2011-2021: Military Robots for EOD and Counter-IED’.

8 Sep 2011

Roke Joins Marshall Land Systems to Enhance Unmanned Ground Vehicle Platform

Roke Manor Research has partnered with Marshall Land Systems to enhance Marshall’s unmanned ground vehicle platforms with mobile surveillance and electronic warfare (EW) features.

8 Sep 2011

K-MAX Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exceed Delivery Objectives in U.S. Navy QRA

Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-MAX have completed an unmanned cargo assessment for the U.S. Navy.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 8 Sep 2011

AeroVironment Bags Million Dollar Contract for Supply of Agile Munition Systems and Services

The US Army Close Combat Weapons Systems (CCWS) awarded AeroVironment a contract worth $4.9 million dollars on the 29th of June. The contract is for the supply of Switchblade agile munition and related installation of operational and engineering systems.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 3 Sep 2011

Father of Java Programming Language Joins Liquid Robotics

James Gosling, a software developer, best known as the father of the Java programming language, has been hired by Liquid Robotics. The company manufactures robot vehicles that explore the bottom of the ocean. James Gosling will join Liquid Robotics as its chief software architect.

From Liquid Robotics 1 Sep 2011

Aeryon Unmanned Drone Helps Rebels in Their Fight Against Ghadafi

Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is now defending himself against a robot. The Aeryon Scout is a drone that was created by graduate students at the University of Waterloo. It can fly 500 meters off the ground, use a camera to take pictures and stream video. It is being employed by Rebels who are fighting against Gadhafi.

28 Aug 2011

Hood Tech to Exploit Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market Growth

According to the market projections for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Hood Technology, a provider of stabilised camera systems to small UAVs such as the ScanEagle and Integrator platforms, is well positioned to exploit the boom in the UAV market.

27 Aug 2011