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The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has advanced so far that they’re now mainstream technology, particularly in the military arena. Despite this, they are still developing, and a the major gaps in the use of one of the most versatile varieties of UAV may soon be closed.

Helicopter UAVs (HUAVs) have all the advantages of manned helicopters, such as hovering flight and the vertical take-off and landing which allows them to be operated from virtually any area. However, landing an unmanned helicopter isn’t easy, and it’s the one part of their operation which cannot be carried out autonomously.

A trained operator has to land the craft by remote control, and remote landing of a helicopter is particularly tricky. A cushion of air builds up underneath the craft as it descends, and this has to be spilled, by slowing down the rotors at a controlled rate, before it can settle on ...

DSA 2010 - The 12th Defence Services Asia Exhibition And Conference will be held from 19 - 22 April 2010 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

DSA has now become one of the world's top 5 defence and security exhibitions and firmly remains the Asia Pacific region's most vital procurement hub for Defence and Security.

Fully supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysia Police, DSA 2010 is all set to become the most comprehensive, the biggest , the most attended making it the most successful edition in its series of 11 shows over the last two decades.

Night vision technology captures available electromagnetic radiation outside the portion of the spectrum visible to the human eye.

There are 2 primary technologies that are used for night vision devices: image intensification and thermal imaging.

Image intensification (I2) is best for seeing details like maps, because it works by intensifying the existing light spectrum. Low levels of ambient light pass through a photocathode that converts the light photons to electrons, then amplifies them. Sensitivity levels to various infrared, ultraviolet and visible spectrum wavelengths vary with the exact device. They then hit a phosphor screen (read: “TV screen”) where they are converted into visible light (read: “picture”).

The phosphor screen is colored green because the human eye can differentiate more shades of green than other phosphor colors. Like cameras, night vision devices have various image magnifications. The distance at which a human-sized figure can be clearly recognized under normal conditions ...

American Apparel in Selma, AL received a maximum $8.1 million firm-fixed-price with indefinite-quantity contract to supply items for the US Navy Task Force Uniform (TFU).

The original Navy TFU contract was awarded to Wellstone Apparel in 2007; American Apparel purchased Wellstone in 2009.

The Navy TFU was redesigned in 2006 to provide a single working uniform for all ranks. working uniform, designed to replace 7 different styles of working uniforms, is made of a permanent press 50/50 nylon and cotton blend. The working TFU includes several cold weather accessories, such as a unisex pullover sweater, a fleece jacket, and a parka. It is made in 3 variants, all in a multi-color digital print pattern: predominately blue, with some gray, for the majority of sailors and shipboard use; a woodland digital pattern; and a desert digital pattern.

The service TFU is comprised of a short-sleeve khaki shirt for men ...

The CPTT is a full-fuselage device that is used to train flight engineers on the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The AFS process integrates real and virtual environments in an image processor.

This enables the student to view both the interior cabin environment and the simulated outside world in a composite picture sent to the student’s helmet-mounted display. "This is an innovative approach that allows students to train on 'real time' cargo air drops, parachute drops and emergencies, including wing fires, hydraulic leaks and engine smoke," said Mark McGraw, Boeing vice president of Training Systems & Services.

"This modification opens the door to future upgrades that could enable simulated mission operations with separate cockpit flight simulators, where the CPTT could 'fly' with the cockpit simulator on a common mission." The team's latest effort is part of an ongoing development program for the CV-22 CPTT, which also includes trainer concurrency, ...