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Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Demonstrates Interoperability With the Army’s OSRVT MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter has been shown to work with the Army’s One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) video and data system, enabling warfighters to remotely downlink live surveillance images and critical geospatial data. A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System, designated P7, successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Army’s One System(R) Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., the week of November 23. Fire Scout’s OSRVT demonstration illustrates its readiness to support Brigade Combat Teams. Designed and produced by AAI Corporation, the OSRVT provides direct receipt of full-motion video and targeting metadata by capturing the Omni broadcast from UAS that are within a unit’s area of operations. This demonstration is one in a series to prepare… View this post
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Tagged: Robot, Uav, Uas, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Mq-8b, Fire scout, Robotics autonomous, Unmanned aerial system

AML Communications Receives Contract for Microwave Amplifiers for Northrop Grumman UAVs Manufacturer amplifiers and integrated assemblies for the defense industry, receives $220,000 order for microwave amplifiers to be deployed in a Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program. AML Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: AMLJ), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of amplifiers and integrated assemblies for the defense industry, announced it has received a pre-production order in the amount of $220,000 for microwave amplifiers to be deployed in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as UAVs. Specifically, the AML amplifiers will be deployed in the STARLite Synthetic Aperture Radar, part of Northrop Grumman’s Extended Range/Multiple Purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program. Earlier this year, AML successfully delivered developmental units for this program. “The UAV market represents a growth opportunity for AML. A few months ago we announced a $2.2 million… View this post
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Tagged: Robot, Uav, Northrop grumman, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Aml communications, Microwave amplifiers