The new systems will be added to the array of other systems being deployed for military security operations. Basically designed for seaborne operations, Hood Tech’s imagers will meet the current requirements of Iraqi Navy.
Following the 1998 manufacture of 800-gm video-camera turrets by Hood Tech, a new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was developed. Hood Tech designs and develops imaging and video processing systems at the highest level (level 9) of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS).The versatility and functional potential of Hood Tech’s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstrated for over 600,000 hours of operation in different temperatures, haze, humidity, dust, smoke, and various other environmental factors. It has been specifically designed for use in manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, stationary mounts and land vehicles.
Established in 1993 by Dr. Andy von Flotow in Hood River, Oregon, Hood Technology designs, manufactures and validates launch and retrieval systems for several UAVs and Monitors blade vibrations in jet engines and industrial turbines.
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