Expanding the envelope
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Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, an aircraft manufacturer, has been contracted by the US federal government to supply three additional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for $110.8 million. Under the terms of the contract, the firm will also provide an integrated sensor suite as well as support services in the form of technical manuals, software maintenance, and spare parts. The new round of government contract, which is expected to be consummated by the later part of 1999, comes after the company's Global Hawk line of UAVs impressed military officials. The move reflects the expansion of the military's UAV programs.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0196-3597
Year: 1998
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New anti-terrorism tool
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PLG Inc's Meteorological Information and Dispersion Assessment System - Anti-Terrorism (MIDAS-AT) software is touted as a viable tool against terrosist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The product was rooted on previous efforts by the US Marine Corp's Chemical and Biological Incident Response Force to come up with a decision-making capability to respond to terrorist attacks. MIDAS-AT utilizes meteorological information to predict the motion of air contaminants in a certain place and the adjacent areas.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0196-3597
Year: 1999
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"Stealth" assessor
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has introduced a hand-held imaging system that can evaluate radar-absorbing material (RAM) coatings in stealth aircraft. Usage and the elements can lessen the quality of the RAM coatings on stealth aircraft. The system being used by the Air Force is a Ku-band camera device which operates in the 12 to 18 gigahertz range. The camera subjects one-square-foot sections of the plane to low-power electromagnetic waves which are sent to a computer for evaluation.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0196-3597
Year: 1999
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