F16 DMSP Working So Well, No New SatLaunch Needed
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Flight 16 (F16) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT], has now surpassed five years of on-orbit operations.
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BuckEye Re-Ups for Stint in Afghanistan
The U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center (Army TEC) has awarded a contract extension to Flight Landata Inc. of North Andover, Massachusetts, for the continuation of the BuckEye aerial imaging services in Afghanistan.
Read MoreGEOINT To Feel Effects Of New Harris Contract
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a US$140 million order to provide systems integration and information technology (IT) services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Read MoreGuardrail For Army Ground Components Fielded By Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully fielded Guardrail Ground Baseline (GGB) 2.0 hardware and software to U.S. Army military intelligence battalions, standardizing Guardrail ground components across the service.
Read MoreReaper UAV To Receive Improved Targeting From Raytheon
A US$58 million contract has been awarded to Raytheon Company by the U.S. Air Force for the firm to work on unmanned aerial vehicles. Specifically, the contract is for the Reaper program and updated/new targeting systems.
Read MoreUAVs Provide Support For Georgia In Conflict With Russia
"A clear winner in the recent Russo-Georgian War is unmanned aircraft," said Larry Dickerson, Unmanned Vehicles Analyst for Forecast International. "This fighting shows that even small conflicts are likely to see the participation of unmanned air vehicles," Dickerson said.
Read MoreReaper UAS Completes First Weapons Engagement In Iraq
An MQ-9 Reaper dropped a 500-pound bomb against an anti-Iraqi target Aug. 16 in one of the first weapons engagements for the unmanned aircraft system. The Reaper began flying combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 18th and joined the MQ-1 Predator as another UAS (unmanned aircraft system) patrolling the sky to protect coalition forces.
Read MoreUAS Development Does Mean To Stare
AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) announces the receipt of $4.6 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) capable of performing “hover/perch and stare” missions. The Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare (SP2S) UAS is based on AV’s small Wasp UAS, a one-pound, 29-inch wingspan battery-powered air vehicle that is being procured and deployed by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Read MoreFire Scout Completes First Flight
The U.S. Navy is moving closer to conducting Technical Evaluation with its Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV). The Fire Scout recently completed its first flight with the BRITE Star II(r) electro-optical/infrared payload using a Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL).
Read MoreARTEMIS Sees All
Coming to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia is a first — the Tactical Satellite-3 mission is scheduled to demonstrate rapid data collection and transmission to the combatant commander in the theater of interest. During this upcoming flight a new capability will be demonstrated and tested; that of employing a hyperspectral imager with a space-based, onboard processor to obtain and send images within minutes to the warfighter on the ground.
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