Airbus Helicopters has won a contract for providing two H135 rotorcraft to Aerial Power Lines Sdn Bhd (APL) to be utilized on emergency medical service (EMS) duties. In addition, this operator placed options for two H175s to support the companys business needs, whose operations also include power line monitoring and utility work, Airbus Helicopters announced in its press release on Wednesday
Aeros NADATS division announced today that integrated functionality testing has been successfully completed on Elevated Early Warning System (EEWS) integrated multi-role aerial surveillance system for situational awareness. NADATS EEWS integrates a 27 sensor package including radar with ground-moving target indication capability, electro-optic and infrared HD imaging system, and moving map software for empowerment and simplified use by operators
LightWare Optoelectronics has launched the SF30/B obstacle detecting light weight laser rangefinder, designed for use in unmanned vehicles. The SF30/B features a maximum update rate of 36633 readings per second and has a range of 50m in all lighting conditions
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are taking a cue from Google Glass and other similar technologies to develop the battlefield command and control platforms of the future. The Israeli armys own version of “Google Glass” was successfully tested using a homegrown logistics app, according to Israel Today
AMREL now offers turn-key night vision solutions, fully compliant with MIL-STD 3009 and CECOM (CSLP) standards. "AMREL's rugged laptops, tablets, and handhelds are the perfect platforms for night vision solutions," said Kalvin Chen, AMREL's VP of Operations
A-T Solutions has won a contract to provide the US Army Criminal Investigation Command with ScenePD Pro, crash and crime scene diagramming tool developed for professional investigators in the field. “A-T Solutions is extremely pleased to have this opportunity to provide the U
Raytheon flight tested its APG-79(V)X AESA radar system needed for F/A-18C/D Hornet jets, demonstrating extended detection ranges, simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities as well as production of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping. "We put our latest AESA radar capability to the test and it exceeded our expectations," said Mike "Ponch" Garcia, business development director of Tactical Airborne Systems for Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business, and a former F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilot/instructor
Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert announced that the delivery of the remaining seven NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters has resumed, which were suspended in June due to major problems with wear and corrosion in the delivered aircraft. New agreements with the manufacturer give the Minister enough confidence to allow deliveries to resume
Northrop Grumman announced today that it has delivered its first APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to Lockheed Martin which will be used for US and Taiwan Air Force F-16 radar modernization program. "Northrop Grumman's fire control radars have provided vital capabilities for the F-16 and other fighter aircraft for the past four decades," said Jeff Leavitt, vice president, combat avionics systems business unit, Northrop Grumman
The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) became the first intelligence agency to host an operational capability within Amazon Web Services' Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment after Lockheed Martin deployed the interactive map for NGA's Map of the World to the C2S environment. The Map of the World initiative acts as an interface for NGA's most comprehensive and accurate geospatial intelligence data