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DPRTE partner DASA releases case study on nanodrone technology

Air June 10, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, DASA, has published a case study on Flare Bright’s SnapShot – a ruggedized nanodrone designed to be the simplest way to get aerial images is ready for in-field trials. In any military or security operation, awareness of your surroundings is critical. With multiple routes and obstacles ...

Viasat to deliver enhanced military-grade encryption on first-ever Link 16-capable LEO spacecraft

Air June 8, 2021

Viasat Inc. is to integrate its In-line Network Encryptor (INE) into the world’s first Link 16-capable low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, which Viasat is developing for the US Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles XVI program. Viasat’s INE will be the first crypto deployment on a Link 16-capable LEO satellite, and will provide ...

Sniper advanced targeting pod integrates with Kuwait F-18 super hornet

Air June 7, 2021

Lockheed Martin, in conjunction with the US Navy, completed its first flight test integrating Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the Kuwait Air Force. Sniper ATP will be located on the Weapon Station 5, an area on the aircraft where pods or weapons attach and is ...

Northrop Grumman maritime autonomous system surpasses 40,000 flight hours

Air June 4, 2021

Northrop Grumman’s autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) system has recently surpassed 40,000 flight hours during a routine mission in the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operations. “This milestone in the BAMS-D program demonstrates Northrop Grumman’s commitment to delivering critical capabilities to our customers that provide an ...