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Micro-Aircraft Compete for Reconnaissance Roles
May 1, 1997 — Prototypes of eight micro-aircraft equipped with small engines, cameras and sensing equipment took part in the first Micro Aerial Vehicle competition on April 5 near the University of Florida in Gainesville. These micro air vehicles, each weighing only ounces, attempted to fly the length of a 600-m-long course, seek out a hidden 1.5-m symbol and transmit the image back to the takeoff site via TV link. The smallest craft to successfully complete the course (see photo above) had a 24-in. wingspan...
Precision Laser Machining Consortium Fosters Diode Array Development
May 1, 1997 — The Precision Laser Machining Consortium is promoting the development of diode pump arrays, components critical to diode-pumped solid-state lasers. Diode pump arrays are used commercially to improve the speed and precision of advanced industrial...
Spectroscopy Gauges Blast Potential
May 1, 1997 — ATLANTA -- When FBI agents rush into the hideouts of terrorist groups, they often find jars of chemicals that could be explosive. Some explosives are so dangerous that they would be downright deadly under even the gentlest of jostling, so carrying...
The Future Looks Bright for IR Plane Deicer
May 1, 1997 — While the FAA does not have a strict approval process like the US Food and Drug Administration, Process Technologies Vice President Tim Seel said working with the government has paid off in global interest. In 1995, the company entered a cooperative...
Tyco Buys AT&T Undersea Unit
May 1, 1997 — In an effort to strengthen its hold on the undersea fiber optic cable market, Tyco International Ltd. agreed to purchase AT&T Submarine Systems Inc., a manufacturer of undersea fiber optic telecommunications cable. The purchase price was $850...
Binocular System Improves Target Tracking
Apr 1, 1997 — Initial target acquisition presents problems for operators of portable video trackers. With a portable tracker, the operator cannot sit on the mount, but typically acquires the target with a joystick. In a featureless sky, it is often difficult to...
Israeli Conference Marks Industry's Anniversary
Apr 1, 1997 — JERUSALEM -- A glimpse into the future by the laser's discoverer and a retrospective on the development of holography highlighted the 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering held last month at Jerusalem's International Convention Center. Keynote...
Israeli Defense-System Manufacturer Reorganizes for Geographic Focus
Apr 1, 1997 — Israeli high-tech defense system manufacturer Elecro-Optics Industries Ltd. has undergone a structural reorganization, dividing the company into geographic market areas. The Israel, Asia-Pacific, North America and Civilian Systems divisions will...
Judge Issues Injunction Against DOE's National Ignition Facility
Apr 1, 1997 — WASHINGTON -- In December 1996, Thomas Cochran, director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, smelled something foul about the National Academy of Sciences' technical review of the proposed $1.1 billion National Ignition Facility. Three months...
Outdoor Laser Safety Is in the Hands of the FAA
Apr 1, 1997 — WASHINGTON -- Laser safety issues are again on the bargaining table. This time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the impetus is a series of incidents involving lasers and...
Team Begins Building Megawatt Airborne Laser
Apr 1, 1997 — The US Air Force has granted approval for construction of the first laser hardware for the $1.1 billion military Airborne Laser system. Boeing, TRW and Lockheed Martin are building the 747-based system, which will use a high-energy chemical oxygen...
Battelle Names Top Technology Challenges for 21st Century
Mar 1, 1997 — A group of scientists and engineers from Battelle Memorial Institute have identified the top 10 technological challenges facing industry over the next decade. They are bringing health care into the home; personalizing consumer products; integrating...
Infant Technology Is More Than a Gleam in Its Developer's Eye
Feb 1, 1997 — SEATTLE -- If a photonics technology firm here has its way, soldiers, surgeons and video game fans will analyze their respective real or virtual environments in a whole new light. With a technique called virtual retinal display, computer users could...
Laser Detector Stymies Laser Weapons on High-Tech Battlefields
Feb 1, 1997 — Canadian-based The Alwend Group says its government's high angular resolution laser irradiance detector (HARLID) offers modern-day military the best defense against being targeted by laser-directed ordnance. The group is marketing the 1-Band HARLID...
Lidar Protects Against Biological Warfare Agents
Feb 1, 1997 — The recent controversy over the possibility that biological warfare agents may have caused the dire illnesses plaguing the men and women who fought in Operation Desert Storm has surely captured everyone's interest. Detecting and tracking these...
Raytheon Boosts Defense Capabilities with Hughes Division Purchase
Feb 1, 1997 — Directors at General Motors Corp. have approved the sale of its Hughes Electronics aerospace and defense systems arm to Raytheon Co. Officials expect the $9.5 billion merger to close in the next six months, pending regulatory and shareholder...
Texas Instruments Agrees to Sell Defense Business to Raytheon
Feb 1, 1997 — Officials at Raytheon Co. of Lexington, Mass., and Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) of Dallas have signed a definitive agreement worth almost $3 billion authorizing Raytheon to acquire TI's defense electronics operations. The transaction will bring...
Thin-Film Detector Shows High Response, Sensitivity for Radiation Measurement
Feb 1, 1997 — Using off-the-shelf production facilities and standard production methods, researchers working for the Canadian Defense Research Establishment have built a new radiation detector for use in the medical, nuclear and space fields, or wherever...
Bright Days Seen Ahead for Optical Coating Industry
Jan 1, 1997 — NORWALK, Conn. -- Steady growth through the turn of the century is the forecast for the worldwide optical coating market, says a report from Business Communications Co. Inc. (BCC). The growth is expected to be buoyed by expanded use in medical and...
Competition Drives Baby Bells to Sell Bellcore to Defense Firm
Jan 1, 1997 — TRENTON, N.J. -- After more than 18 months of negotiations, a San Diego-based defense technology contractor has agreed to buy Bellcore, the research concern of the seven regional Baby Bells.In the deal, reportedly worth $700 million, the sale of...
dpiX Wins Military Contract to Develop High-Resolution LCD Technologies
Jan 1, 1997 — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $2.75 million contract to dpiX, a subsidiary of Xerox, to develop high-resolution, reflective-mode display technologies for strategic and tactical information applications. The...
Optical Fingerprint Recognition Could Have Applications in Bank, Internet Security
Jan 1, 1997 — GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined optical correlation methods and digital neural networks to provide more accurate real-time fingerprinting for financial, credit and Internet...
Pentagon Doles Out $570,000 in Research Grants to Aculight
Jan 1, 1997 — The US Air Force Wright Laboratory Armament Directorate has awarded a $400,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to Aculight Corp. of Bellevue, Wash., to develop a 20-kHz, 1.5- to 2.4-µm eye-safe laser illuminator for...
Thermo Optek, Laser Science Walk Away from Acquisition Deal
Jan 1, 1997 — Thermo Optek Corp. of Waltham, Mass., has retracted its bid to acquire Laser Science Inc. of Newton, Mass. The Thermo Instrument System subsidiary withdrew its registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for up to 400,000 shares of...
Boeing Wins $1.1 Billion Contract to Build Laser-Armed Warplane
Dec 1, 1996 — The US Air Force awarded a $1.1 billion contract to Boeing Defense Space Group to manufacture a prototype laser-armed warplane that would target enemy ballistic missiles. The plane, a modified 747 freighter, will carry a weapons-class laser that can...
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