Sky Sapience Introduces HoverMast – a Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Tethered Platform

Sky Sapience Introduces HoverMast – a Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Tethered Platform

The ‘HoverMast’ developed by the Israeli start-up company Sky Sapience is scheduled to go on an operational evaluation in the upcoming months, demonstrating the system’s capability to expand the surveillance coverage of unmanned ground vehicles. The HoverMast will be unveiled at the upcoming AUVSI Conference and Exhibition to be held [...]

February 22, 2012 17:09

IAI Establishes the UAS Academy, Offering Training Solution for UAS Operators

IAI Establishes the UAS Academy, Offering Training Solution for UAS Operators

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has established a training and certification facility preparing UAS operators and technicians to support Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The UAS Academy leverages the extensive experience gained by IAI experts through more than 40 years of UAS design, development, operations and training of UAS operators and technicians. [...]

February 16, 2012 14:57

Elbit Systems Introduce a Hyperspectral Sensor Payload for UAVs

Elbit Systems Introduce a Hyperspectral Sensor Payload for UAVs

Israel’s Elbit Systems is introducing a new hyperspectral sensor payload developed specifically for UAVs designed by the company’s ElOp electro-optics division. Elbit Systems has completed the development of the system and has recently conducted a series of successful test flights. Particularly useful for this application is the Hermes 900, with [...]

February 14, 2012 19:56

Asian Debut for Hermes 900 UAV

Asian Debut for Hermes 900 UAV

Elbit Systems is displaying its largest platform of the Hermes family of UAS – Hermes 900. Hermes 900 was designed as a derivative of the Hermes family of UAS, introducing significant savings and enhanced capabilities over existing platforms. With over 300,000 operational flight hours with Hermes 450 UAS, the new [...]

February 14, 2012 17:56

Singapore Air Show 2012 Photo Report

Singapore Air Show 2012 Photo Report

Elbit Systems is showing the Hermes with a full range of sensors, including the AMPS, a heavy, high resolution EO payload providing Highly detailed imagery from medium and high altitude. Until now such sensors were commonly employed by manned aircraft, such as the Beechcraft B-200 and similar, as unmanned aerial [...]

February 14, 2012 14:27

Throwable Robots Debut at the Singapoore Airshow

Throwable Robots Debut at the Singapoore Airshow

ST Electronics Info-Com Systems has unveiled an unmanned duo sensor, dubbed Tactical Throwing Sensor (TTS) and Forward Sensor System (FSS), both are mobile recce robots specially designed to support the Singapore Army Advanced Combat Man System (ACMS). The sensors provide real-time indoor surveillance supporting law enforcement, counter terror, infantry and [...]

February 14, 2012 14:00