Aerospace Group:

Space

Elbit America Provided Mars Rover Camera Tech, Planning Next Generation Work

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

SHARE:

Elbit America Provided Mars Rover Camera Tech, Planning Next Generation Work

An illustration showing where the Elbit Systems of America image intensifier lies within the SuperCam on the Mars 2020 perseverance rover, with a pen for scale. (Graphic: Elbit Systems of America)

The NASA Perseverance Mars rover is using a device produced by Elbit Systems of America to intensify images similar to night vision technology and the company is working to further advance the technology, an executive said. At the top of the rover’s mast is the SuperCam developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It has five remote techniques meant to study the geology of Mars and help collect samples. SuperCam instruments include an infrared laser beam to remove…

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]