New Order from the US Navy has Six New Hood Tech Vision UAV Imagers Shipping Soo

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The US Navy is acquiring additional RQ-21A Blackjacks, including six new Hood Te
ch Vision UAV Imagers.
Hood River, OR, United States, August 05, 2015 -- The US Navy is acquiring addit
ional RQ-21A Blackjacks, including six new Hood Tech Vision UAV Imagers
From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date: August 4, 2015
Subject: New Order from the US Navy has Six New Hood Tech Vision UAV Imagers Shi
pping Soon
Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, andy@ho
odtech.com

According to Flightglobal online, six more Hood Tech Vision imagers will soon he
ad to the US Navy (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-purchases-s
ix-more-insitu-rq-21a-blackjack-systems-415212/). Along with the launchers, 30 U
AVs, a dozen recovery units, and an equivalent number of launchers will ship. We re pl
ased to continue to supply imagers to the Navy, said a Hood Tech Vision representat
ive. The imagers
electro-optical/infrared sensor ball can capture day and night fullotion video and has a mid-wave infrared imager. The UAV also has a laser rangefi
nder capability ...
When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled a
n entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Hood Technology V
ision now designs and manufactures imaging and video processing systems at the h
ighest level of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS): Leve
l 9. Hood Tech Vision matches embedded stabilization technology with electro-op
tical lenses that zoom up to 200X. This results in a field of view of 0.24 degre
es, in payloads that weigh from less than one to six kg. Hood Tech Vision imager
s consume as little as one-fifth the power common for such systems, increasing t
he power budget available to other sensors for Multi-INT missions. Designed for
manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and towed and
stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech s daylight and thermal i
maging products has been demonstrated during more than 900,000 hours of use in a
variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmental f
actors (http://www.hoodtechvision.com).
Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1993. Along
with the design and manufacture of stabilized imaging systems, Hood Tech:
-Develops, tests, and manufactures launch and retrieval systems for UAVs
-Operates controlled launch and quiet wind tunnel test facilities
-Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, including dia
gnostic methods that predict possible future turbine failures.
The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com
Contact:
Andy von Flotow
Hood Technology
3100 Cascade
Hood River, OR 97031
541-387-2288
ken@hoodtech.com
http://www.hoodtech.com