Federales To Gain ISR UAVs From Aeronautics
Aeronautics has been selected by the Federal Police of Mexico to provide advanced ISR systems in several contracts recently signed.
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A Pox On Piracy — UAVs On Lookout Duty
Drone aircraft that have been used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan and insurgents in Iraq are now being used to combat pirates off the Somali coast.
Read MoreBoeing + Ball Succeed With SBSS Demo
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed initial satellite testing and has demonstrated end-to-end mission functionality of the ground and space systems of the integrated Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system.
Read MoreRanging In The SAR For Global Hawk UAV
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received U.S. Air Force approval to initiate a portion of Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) Radar System Level Performance Verification (RSLPV) flight testing.
Read MoreSignificant SIGINT For ISR Ops
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:APSG) (AST) has successfully completed a flight test demonstration of the Model 570X SIREN—a miniature airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) payload for ISR operations.
Read MoreEager To Endure, SIDM UAV En Route To French Forces In Afghanistan
The French military has started to ship the SIDM (Systeme Interimaire de Drone Male) interim medium-altitude, long-endurance drone from EADS to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and is expected to fly the aircraft starting in the middle of February, industry and military officials said.
Read MoreMediterranean Sea ISR To Be SHOVALed To Israel Air Force With UAV
Israel will start flying maritime patrol sorties over the Mediterranean Sea by mid-2009.
Read MoreACTi’s Warrior SatMonitoring System Deployed In Indian Area
Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has deployed its Warrior Satellite Monitoring and Surveillance System in the the Indian region.
Read MoreTop Secret In Space — Covert Inspection of Crippled Defense Military Satellite
In a top secret operation, the U.S. Defense Department is conducting the first deep space inspection of a crippled U.S. military spacecraft. To do this, it is using sensors on two covert inspection satellites that have been prowling geosynchronous orbit for nearly three years.
Read MoreI Spy, With My Little Eye, Thanks To Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s RS-68 Engine
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, contributed to the nation's security by boosting a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 17.
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