Hood Tech Launcher to Compete for Brazilian Navy UAV The UAV system launched by the Hood Tech

Mark 4 is qualified to compete for syst em to monitor and control Brazil's huge 'Blue Amazon' maritime domain. Hood River, OR, April 09, 2014 -- The UAV system launched by the Hood Tech Mark 4 is qualified to compete for system to monitor and control Brazil's huge 'Blue A mazon' maritime domain. From: Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., Hood River, Oregon Date: April 8, 2014 Subject: Hood Tech Launcher to Compete for Brazilian Navy UAV Contact: Cory Roeseler, Hood Tech Corp Mechanical, Inc., 541 387-2255, cory@hood tech.com The Hood Tech Mark 4 launcher participated in a series of trials, which qualifie d it for a big maritime operation. Completing a three-day maritime deployment dem onstration with the Brazilian Navy, and the systems (will) compete for Brazil's SisGAAz (Sistema de Gerenciamento da Amaznia Azul) maritime ISR system, according to an article in Janes (http://www.janes.com/article/35997/fidae-2014-scaneagleto-compete-for-brazilian-maritime-isr-programme). We will do all we can to suppor t the trial and the competition, said a Hood Tech representative. We think we prod uce the best and most capable launcher available for maritime applications. When in 2002 Hood Tech began producing innovative UAV launchers and retrieval sy stems for small UAVs, those innovations enabled the elimination of runways for l aunch and retrieval. This freed aircraft for shipboard use, for deployment in i rregular or disrupted landscapes, and for other difficult locations. Showing the ir ruggedness and reliability, Hood Tech launchers have initiated tens of thousa nds of flights under the extreme environments of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and aboard ships in the oceans around the globe. Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. In ad dition to the design and manufacture of launch systems, Hood Technology: Provides zip test services for pre-flight safety verification of experimental ai rcraft and components. Owns and maintains a silent wind tunnel for measuring UAV engine and prop noise in accordance with MILSTD1474. Develops, tests, and manufactures stabilized imaging systems for a variety of UA Vs Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, a diagnostic m ethod for predicting possible future failures. The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com Contact: Cory Roeseler Hood Tech 135 Country Club Road, Building A Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-2255 ken@hoodtech.com http://www.hoodtech.com