News archive: Imaging and Visual Systems | Airframer

9 February

Four German innovators partner up for FCAS sensors

In this new collaboration Hensoldt is working on sensor technology, Diehl Defence on targeting sensors, ESG on sensor architecture and resource management, and Rohde and Schwarz is providing robust networking.

20 December

ReleaseGA-ASI flies new multi-use NATO Pod on MQ-9

1 December

ReleaseGA-ASI demonstrates network relay using laser communications

29 November

ReleaseSafran's Euroflir 610 optronic observation system chosen for Eurodrone

10 November

The WFA is the first FAA TSO certified avionics component to be developed and manufactured by a company in China.

COMAC C919 weather antenna gains FAA tick

This WFA is fully independently designed, produced and manufactured by LETRI, and has now achieved FAA TSO-C63f airworthiness certification with the support from Collins.

20 October

This release of Aperture can process eight video inputs and supports four video outputs with near-zero latency.

Universal enters serial production of Aperture

The initial release of the product line connects eight video streams to four independent users, enhancing safety and improving decision-making for flight crews and mission specialists.

5 October

China issues type certification for the COMAC C919

The C919 features an integrated propulsion system, bringing the Nexcelle joint venture-supplied nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system together with CFM International's LEAP-1C powerplant.

21 September

ReleaseGA-ASI creates additive design & manufacturing Center of Excellence

18 August

ReleaseTextron Aviation Special Mission Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft join the U.S Forest Service's aviation fleet supporting wildland fire management

28 July

ReleaseMercury Systems enables critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for rotary-wing aircraft under $8M contract

26 July

ReleaseOntic signs license agreement with Honeywell for the RDR4A/B weather radar systems

13 July

Latest HMD sees through the weather

The system fuses sensor information with preinstalled maps, flight and mission data, presenting a real-time colour picture that includes an overlay indicating obstacles, threats, the flight path and mission information.

15 June

ReleaseEurodrone: Airbus places major order with Kappa optronics

28 April

GA-ASI selects latest Seaspray AESA radar for the MQ-9

Leonardo's 7500E V2 radar is the latest variant of the Seaspray Active Electronically Scanned Array radar family, featuring updated processor and receiver technology to meet the demands of the ISR mission set.

26 April

ReleaseAeroVironment Successfully Demonstrates Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems, Computer Vision and Sensor Fusion Software at IMX/CE 22

10 February

ReleaseAstronics Corporation congratulates Textron Aviation on the first flight of the Beechcraft Denali

15 November

ReleaseFortem Technologies announces achievement of Stage 1 Certification under Aerospace Quality Standard AS9100D

14 November

ReleaseElbit Systems establishes a company in the United Arab Emirates

11 October

ReleaseAUSA 2021: Controp USA provides combat-proven smart miniature payloads for tactical UAS (TUAS) in groups 1-3

4 October

ReleaseIntevac Photonics announces $16M IDIQ contract for Apache helicopter program

16 September

ReleaseAcquisition of Shimtech de Mexico

13 September

ReleaseL3Harris names five NATO teammates for airborne warning and control system solution

10 September

ReleaseGA-ASI flies UAS in the Canadian Arctic

9 September

ReleaseExclusive UK partnership between Virtek and Measurement Solutions (MSL)

31 August

ReleaseLogos Technologies unveils ultra-light BlackKite Pod for day/night, wide-area surveillance

12 August

Collins’ next-generation sensor enables pilots to “see through” poor visibility conditions for more efficient, sustainable operations.

Collins sensor selected for the Airbus EFVS system

Mounted on the nose of the aircraft, the EFVS sensor uses multiple infrared and visible light cameras to "see through" poor visibility conditions better than the human eye, rendering the result on head-up displays.

4 August

Daedalean develops artificial intelligence-based systems to support autonomous flight by processing data collected by various camera-based sensors.

Avidyne brings AI onboard for hazard scanning

PilotEye will be GA's first AI-based onboard pilot aid system, serving as an additional set of eyes in the cockpit providing visual detection of airborne hazards - including smaller flying objects like drones and birds.

27 July

ReleaseHENSOLDT demonstrates airborne SIGINT capabilities

22 July

ReleaseNew implementation service offering available for composite manufacturers through RUAG and Virtek partnership

1 June

ReleaseVirtek's new real-time tracking software revolutionises assembly tasks on moving parts

13 May

The X-59 is fitted with Quiet Supersonic Technologies (QueSST).

NASA's quiet supersonic research aircraft could fly in 2022

Innovative features on top of the X-59 wing should re-shape the shock wave pattern, substantially reducing the sonic boom to more of a sonic "thump" when it reaches the ground. Collins is onboard for the avionics.

11 May

ReleaseHENSOLDT to deliver radar electronics for 'Quadriga' Eurofighters

28 April

A new radar will protect the Eurofighter from new threats.

Germany's Quadriga Eurofighters will feature enhanced radar

State-of-the-art Active Electronically Scanned Array technology will help deliver multi-tasking radar systems for the Typhoon, while HENSOLDT continues to innovate at a new RF development centre.

22 April

ReleaseGA-ASI further expands MQ-9 mission capability

22 April

ReleaseGarmin announces GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar with automated weather threat analysis technology

10 March

ReleaseElbit Systems introduces AMPS NG, extending the capabilities of its multi-sensor payload

9 March

ReleaseHENSOLDT new airborne surveillance radar passes acceptance test

17 February

ReleaseSensor specialist HENSOLDT expands capacity

8 February

ReleaseRobinson's cockpit video camera now available

22 January

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully completes self-protection system demo on Mq-9

7 January

GA-ASI provides the development platform for Skyborg AI

Avenger remotely-piloted aircraft will be equipped with upgraded datalinks and the Skyborg software as part of experiments to allow piloted aircraft to control them in flight.

4 December

ReleaseGA-ASI demonstrates government-supplied CODE autonomy engine

24 November

ReleaseGA-ASI awarded smart sensor contract

17 November

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