Boeing Laser Avenger Shoots Down Unmanned Aerial Vehicle In Tests
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jan 28, 2009
Boeing has successfully demonstrated that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can shoot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) like those that increasingly threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones. During tests last month at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Laser Avenger achieved its principal test objectives by using its advanced targeting system to acquire and track ... more

Analysis: Iraqis may access UAV videos
Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Jan 27, 2009
Some Iraqi military commanders may soon gain access to streaming surveillance and reconnaissance video from tactical U.S. unmanned aerial vehicles. Maj. Phillip Mann, commander of a Shadow-200 unit on Forward Operating Base War Horse, northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province, said efforts were under way to provide the real-time images to U.S. Military Transition Team advisers who in turn ... more

Catapult Launch Becoming Standard Capability For Tactical UAS
Tampere, Finland (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
The continued evolution of advanced tactical class unmanned air systems (UAS) is showing a marked trend towards development of zero point launch as a capability standard according to Finnish unmanned air system launching specialist Robonic. A two year development programme between Robonic of Finland and Selex Galileo to demonstrate a catapult launch capability for the Selex Falco UAS resul ... more

Rockwell Collins Navigation Selected For Global Observer UAS
Cedar Rapids IA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009
The Rockwell Collins Athena 411 Inertial Navigation, Global Positioning, Air Data, Attitude, Heading, Reference System (INS/GPS/ ADAHRS) has been selected by AeroVironment for their Global Observer. AeroVironment is developing Global Observer, a liquid hydrogen-powered Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that will fly at an altitude of 65,000 feet for up to seven days, for the U.S. Special Opera ... more