Posted on 02/22/2007 10:27:29 AM PST by Nachum
(IsraelNN.com) Israel’s defense industry continues to develop innovative technologies in the fields of unmanned surveillance and anti-missile protection.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is unveiling several new technologies, eagerly sought and purchased by Western armies.
The latest IAI innovation is a solar-powered UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), which it will unveil at an aeronautics show Friday. The UAV runs off solar power and stores the power to continue to operate during night-time operations as well.
IAI has also developed a system called Computerized Fluid Dynamics (CFD) that helps determine the aerodynamics of a plane or UAV.
British Need Israeli UAVs Globes reported Thursday that British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan may begin using UAVs produced by another Israeli company, Elbit.
Elbit is reportedly negotiating with British Defense contractors for the leasing of Hermes 450 UAVs, for which the British Army units stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq have a great need. The deal is reportedly worth $100 million and is being expedited due to the failure of Britain's current UAVs to operate correctly under the desert conditions of the Middle East.
US Wants Tank-Protection Replicated For Choppers According to Globes, US Army officials have approached Israel’s Rafael Armament Development Authority with the request that it develop a version of its Trophy Active Protection System for helicopters, in addition to tanks.
The system has proven successful in detonating rockets and missiles shot at tanks before they can impact the vehicle. The US officials hope a version can be designed that would protect helicopters from similar weapons.
Seven US Army helicopters in Iraq have been shot down in the last two months by machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire from the ground
"Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is unveiling several new technologies, eagerly sought and purchased by Western armies."
No overseas outsourcing there.
What about attacks at night or cloudy days?..........
The article fails to mention that the aircraft won't contribute to global warming. :)
At night it has to operate on the other side of the world.
The UAV runs off solar power and stores the power to continue to operate during night-time operations as well.
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when can we get some for our borders?
Happened before; will happen again.
Does the ad for this say "Kill a terrorist, save the planet"?!?!?!
those isralies are brilliant people.
Yeah.
Like the "star wars" defense system, if it's not 100%, it's useless!
< /sarc >
Cloudy days wouldn't be as big of deal as you can go above the ceiling if you have to. It must be designed to store enough to fly thru the nite.
cool. bump for later reading
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