Boeing has delivered a video and imagery data access system to General Atomics’ aeronautical systems affiliate for use on drones, the company announced Tuesday.
The company said intelligence analysts and warfighters can use the system to access surveillance data from MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones.
EXMeritus HardwareWall can also be used to share information across multiple secure networks, said Jonathan Moneymaker, intelligence systems group director.
Boeing is contracted to provide General Atomics more units and associated engineering support for the Air Force’s ground control station modernization program.
The system is listed on the Unified Cross Domain Management Office Baseline, a listing of approved cross domain technologies for use within the federal government.
The Predator and Reaper already have a number of devices that do the same thing. What is different and better about this one? I like the one the Air Force Generals like so much. It is a hand held one that soldiers carry and can circle portions of the screen with their finger nail to indicate targets or areas of concern back to the pilot thousands of miles away. What does this one do?