Categories: Homeland Security Tags: freedom, government, Homeland Security
ASTRAEA drives forward on next steps to open airspace to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A unique partnership of industry, public sector, regulatory and academic bodies has reconvened a programme to research, develop and validate the necessary technologies, systems, facilities and procedures to enable the safe, routine and unrestricted use of unmanned air systems (UAS) in the UK.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: airlines / aviation, government, Homeland Security, research, systems
Boeing Flight Demonstrates Narrowband Communications Relay on ScanEagle
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. announced today that they successfully demonstrated a high-performance Narrowband Relay communications system aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in June. The relay was designed to meet the needs of small distributed forces operating in areas where Line of Sight (LOS) communications would not normally be possible.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: airlines / aviation, boeing, government, Homeland Security, relay, release, webwire
BAE Systems To Protect Frontline Troops With Liquid Armour
Farnborough, UK - A counterintuitive liquid which hardens when struck has been developed by BAE Systems as part of a project to create future body armour offering soldiers greater ballistics protection and ease of movement in combat situations. The technology, dubbed 'liquid armour' by scientists and engineers at BAE Systems, harnesses the unique properties of shear thickening fluids which 'lock' together when subjected to a force to enhance the existing energy absorbing properties of material structures like Kevlar.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: business announcements, government, release, systems
Thales to provide tactical radios to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on behalf of US and UK governments
Thales has received a contract to provide PRC-6809 multiband inter/intra team radios (MBITR) and TRC 3700 HF tactical radios to the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC).
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: congo, forces, government, radios, telecommunications
Forensic Testing Market Sees Growth While Many Markets Lag
Chromosomal Laboratories Purchases Second Eppendorf epMotion 5075 TMX Robotic Workstation to keep up with the Demand for Forensic DNA Testing While the country has been plagued with slow economic growth, sluggish consumer spending and weak retail sales, one unfortunate area that continues to thrive is crime. According to statistics through the National Institute of Justice's DNA Initiative, 'at the end of 2004, the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) contained just over 2 million offender profiles
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: automation, biotechnology, chromosomal, country, government, laboratory, webwire
Taranis Combat Aircraft Thunders into view
Warton, United Kingdom; A prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future, Taranis, has been unveiled by the UK Ministry of Defence for the first time today. Named after the Celtic god of thunder, the concept demonstrator will test the possibility of developing the first ever autonomous stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) that would ultimately be capable of precisely striking targets at long range, even in another continent.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: aerospace / defense, aircraft, business announcements, celtic, government, taranis, time
Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes Critical Design Review for U.S. Navy’s Communications at Speed and Depth Program
MARION, Mass.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: airlines / aviation, communications, government, press-release, review
Cross Match Introduces 1000 ppi Palm Print Livescan System with New XD™ Technology
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, will unveil its latest livescan solution at the International Association for Identification (IAI) Educational Conference.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: cross-match, electronics, government, Homeland Security, international, release, webwire
6 New Boeing Super Hornets Join Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
RAAF BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland -- Six new Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] F/A-18F Super Hornets arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley on July 6, expanding the RAAF's fleet to 11 next-generation, multi-role air combat aircraft. The RAAF's first five Super Hornets arrived in Australia on March 26.
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