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May242019 by adminNo Comments

DJI drones to come with plane detection

Technology

Drone-maker DJI has pledged to add plane and helicopter "detection" features to its consumer drones, to reduce the risk of collisions.Some of DJI's industry-focused drones already have the feature built in but it has now pledged to add it to all drones weighing more than 250g (9oz).Its AirSense system picks up location signals broadcast by other aircraft.The drone pilot will then be warned that a plane or helicopter is nearby so they can take any necessary action.Visual sightingAirSense uses an existing technology called automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B).Aircraft transmitting ADS-B signals send out their satellite location data, altitude and other positioning information.ADS-B receivers can pick up these signals, allowing them to track an...

Dec172017 by adminNo Comments

Northrop Grumman producing RF threat detection system

Business

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman reports it is to produce its digital radar warning system and electronic warfare management system for U.S. Air Force and Navy aircrews.Production of the AN/APR-39D(V)2 comes under a $ 124.7 million award following a period of development and testing. Northrop, however, did not specify the contract's issuing authority."With the AN/APR-39D(V)2, we are bringing mature, fifth-generation digital technology to the rotary fleet," Robert Fleming, vice president for the land & avionics C4ISR division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, said in a press release. "With its growth path to additional capabilities, including radio frequency counter-measures and advanced self-protection, the AN/APR-39D(V)2 will help warfighters stay ahead of emerging threats."The AN...

Sep272017 by adminNo Comments

Gravitational wave hunters bag fourth black-hole detection

Science

Scientists have detected another burst of gravitational waves coming from the merger of two black holes.The collision occurred nearly 2 billion years ago, but it was so far away that its shockwave has only just reached us.This is the fourth confirmed detection made by an international team investigating Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.Sheila Rowan of Glasgow University, UK, said the team was now on the threshold of a new understanding of black holes."It is tantalising to see this new story of how black holes formed and evolved through history of the cosmos," she told BBC News."This information is almost within our grasp but we are not quite there yet."Media playback is unsupported on your deviceGravitational waves are ripples in space and time caused by cataclysmic events in the Un...

Jun252017 by adminNo Comments

Arete Associates receives mine detection contract for Littoral Combat Ship

Business

June 23 (UPI) -- Arete Associates is being awarded a $ 8.5 million contract for the production of AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis subassemblies.The contract will provide the AN/DVS-1 COBRA for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasures role, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The work will be conducted in Tuscon, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by December 2019.Fiscal 2017 Navy procurement funds in the amount of $ 8.5 million will be allocated upon award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year.The AN/DVS-1 COBRA is designed for unmanned aerial vehicles to detect minefields and obstacles along coastal waters in anticipation for an amphibious assault. It will be carried on the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned helicopter deployed on the L...