California ANG Aircraft Assisting CAL FIRE With Video, SAR Capabilities
The California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing operating out of March Air Reserve Base is using MQ-9 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), with full-motion video (optical and infra-red) and ground imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capability, in support of CAL FIRE’s firefighting efforts in Northern California. SAR is able to see clearly through both clouds and smoke.
Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon Announces The Winners Of An Innovation Challenge
As part of a collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and the Home Office, the Defense Secretary has awarded funding to a range of small-and-medium-sized-enterprises (SMEs) with high-tech concepts to assess potentially hazardous scenes.
The U.S. Army has awarded a $12 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the development of a Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion (MMSF) testbed for rotary-wing aircraft.
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