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ESA’s Mars Orbiter Relays Rocknest3 ChemCam Images from NASA’s Curiosity Rover

For the first time, ESA’s Mars orbiter has relayed scientific data from NASA’s Curiosity rover on the Red Planet’s surface. The data included detailed images of ‘Rocknest3’ and were received by ESA’s deep-space antenna in Australia.

27 Nov 2012

Hughes Satellite-Based Airborne Communications Solutions for Unmanned Airborne Platforms

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) will showcase its highly innovative range of satellite-based airborne communications solutions at the 14th annual Global MilSatCom Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, London from 27-29 November 2012.

21 Nov 2012

Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for New Optionally Piloted Aircraft

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that Northrop Grumman Corporation has selected Garmin to supply the avionics suite for the new Firebird, an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

20 Nov 2012

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Perform Ground Testing on Second Triton Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late September – part of an initial step in preparation for flight operations.

20 Nov 2012

CU-Boulder’s Remote Sensing Instrument Package Delivered for Mars Spacecraft Integration

A $20 million remote sensing instrument package built by the University of Colorado Boulder, which is leading a 2013 NASA mission to understand how Mars might have lost its atmosphere, has been delivered to Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., for spacecraft integration.

19 Nov 2012

US Prime Defense Contractors Sign Teaming Agreement with World Surveillance Group

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles ("UAVs") and related technologies, today announced that it has entered into a teaming agreement with U.S. prime defense contractors Command Post Technologies, Inc. ("CPT") and EWA Government Systems, Inc. ("EWA").

17 Nov 2012

Alion to Provide Expertise for Increasing Navy’s Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Capabilities

For the Navy, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems ranks as a top priority to sustain the country’s littoral missions. To support this need, Alion Science and Technology, a global engineering, R&D, IT and operational solutions company, will provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), with technology development, integration and evaluation expertise under a $24 million contract.

16 Nov 2012

Wireless, Handheld Device Maneuvers Unmanned Aircraft by Remote Control

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have taken a first critical step toward demonstrating that the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator can be maneuvered safely and wirelessly on the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier.

16 Nov 2012

Raytheon Evaluates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System with the USAF

As the U.S. government prepares for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System by 2015, the U.S. Air Force and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have conducted concept evaluation demonstrations that show existing air traffic control equipment could be modified to safely track the presence of nearby unmanned aircraft.

16 Nov 2012

Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems Demonstrates New Precision-Guided Mortar Technology

Marking a key milestone in military technology, experts at the Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems (OTC-US℠) facilitated a successful demonstration of newly designed precision-guided mortar rounds, dropped from one of the center’s small unmanned aerial vehicles onto a target almost 1.5 miles below.

15 Nov 2012

Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) News

ESA’s Mars Orbiter Relays Rocknest3 ChemCam Images from NASA’s Curiosity Rover

Hughes Satellite-Based Airborne Communications Solutions for Unmanned Airborne Platforms

Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for New Optionally Piloted Aircraft

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Perform Ground Testing on Second Triton Unmanned Aircraft

CU-Boulder’s Remote Sensing Instrument Package Delivered for Mars Spacecraft Integration

US Prime Defense Contractors Sign Teaming Agreement with World Surveillance Group

Alion to Provide Expertise for Increasing Navy’s Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Capabilities

Wireless, Handheld Device Maneuvers Unmanned Aircraft by Remote Control

Raytheon Evaluates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System with the USAF

Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems Demonstrates New Precision-Guided Mortar Technology

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