Compact weather station for drones.A lightweight, portable weather station that is crafted for unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. ground controllers is being produced by Climatronics of Bohemia, N.Y. TACMET TACMET Tactical Meteorological Equipment TACMET Tactical Forces Control Management System II, a self-contained system, offers weather information in real-time. It is also protected against electromagnetic interference See EMI. , says a spokesman. The mast-mounted stations contain an internal flux gate flux gate n. Physics A detector used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic field. compass that aligns wind direction to North. They require low power and can be energized by AC and DC power sources. So far, more than 50 of these units are in use by the U.S. military. Other organizations are in the process of acquiring the devices for their local weather data requirements. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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