'Hydra Vision' coming to Reaper systems at National Guard sites

By Rachel Cohen / November 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM
The Air Force last week announced it would take a phased approach to launching the MQ-9 Reaper's "Hydra Vision" program, a sensor-based identification technology developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Oct. 21 notice of contract action said the service intends to evaluate, select, procure, modify, integrate, install and test Hydra Vision into the Reaper, its ground control stations and squadron operations centers. "This additional work is a direct result of the success of the initial work accomplished on...

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