RQ-21A and Hood Tech Imagers Begin Operational Tests at Twentynine PalmsRQ-21A a nd Hood Tech Imagers Begin Tests

RQ-21A Blackjack, with Hood Tech s EO and IR imagers, began initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) early this year at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Ce nter, Twentynine Palms, California. Hood River, OR, March 14, 2014 -- RQ-21A Blackjack, with Hood Tech s EO and IR image rs, began initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) early this year at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. Press Release From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon Date: March 13, 2014 Subject: RQ-21A and Hood Tech Imagers Begin Operational Tests at Twentynine Palm s Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, andy@ho odtech.com According to Aerospace Manufacturing and Design (http://www.onlineamd.com/amd031 4-aerospace-latest-news.aspx), the Marine Corps new Blackjack RQ-21A is undergoing operational tests at Twentynine Palms, which means that so are Hood Tech s integral part of the UAV, the EO and IR imaging systems. The ground and shipboard testing process will continue for the next several months. We are confident the Marines wi ll like our fully gimbaled, EO/IR AltiCam 11 system, said a Hood Tech representativ e. 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 matches improved stabilization technology with electro-optical le nses that zoom up to 170 times. This results in a field of view of 0.3 degrees, in a package that weighs less than six kg. Hood Tech Vision imagers consume as l ittle as one-fifth the power common for such systems, increasing the power budge t to other sensors for Multi-INT missions. Designed for manned and unmanned aeri al vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstra ted over more than 750,000 hours of use in a variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmental factors (http://www.hoodtechvision.co m). Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. Alon g 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 diag nostic methods that predict possible future failures. The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com Contact: Andy von Flotow Hood Tech 1750 Country Club Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-2288 ken@hoodtech.com http://www.hoodtech.com