Poker Flat Research Range Supports Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations

UAV NEWS

Altair

Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 20, 2004
Staff from Poker Flat Research Range helped secure crucial imagery of wildfires raging through Alaska, including those in their own backyard.

Altair, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) equipped with extensive imaging capabilities, provided real-time information on fire locations, fire movement, and previously unidentified hot spots on a mission flown July 9. Poker Flat Research Range staff initiated this effort and provided airspace planning and mission support for the flight.

The latest images of the Boundary Fire are assisting fire personnel as they tackle flames near Poker Flat Research Range, located 30 miles north of Fairbanks on the Steese Highway. The Boundary Fire charred portions of the 5,132-acre range late last month in three separate waves of fire, causing minor damage.

Range staff were prepared to support Altair before it even flew to Alaska. The original plan for the UAV was to monitor fishing activities in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean this summer. Range personnel have helped the United States Coast Guard prepare for and coordinate these missions.

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Sanswire Networks Demonstration A Success

Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 15, 2004
Sanswire Networks, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications announced Wednesday that the live demonstration of the communications capabilities of its Stratellites was a success.

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