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General Atomics Tests New IED Detection Imaging System

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

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LAS VEGAS--General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully tested a new airborne imaging system for detecting roadside bombs, the company said this week during the Association For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference here. The testing of the Nightlighter system aboard Twin Otter aircraft at China Lake, Calif., took place under the sponsorship of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). It is currently being developed to operate off a King Air 350 aircraft, General Atomics said. General Atomics is…

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