Hood River, OR, United States, January 08, 2014 -- The US State Department recently announced the sale of 10 systems featuring Hood Tech Vision’s imagers to Iraq early in 2014.

From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date: January 7, 2014
Subject: More Hood Tech Vision Imagers for UAV Go to Iraq
Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, [email protected]

The US Department of State recently announced the shipment of 10 UAV systems featuring Hood Tech Vision’s UAV imaging systems to Iraq in early 2014 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/26/politics/us-iraq-missiles/ and http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/12/28/will-the-us-send-4-billion-and-boeings-scaneagle-d/). At the same time, hellfire missiles (not carried on the platforms served by Hood Tech Vision’s systems) are part of the sale. “The recent delivery of …(UAVs)…are standard FMS (foreign military sales) cases that we have with Iraq to strengthen their capabilities to combat this threat, the State Department official said…"

The imagers work to identify concentrations of ground forces and of naval assets. They also spot those planting IEDs. Generally employed for ISR, Hood Tech Vision’s imagers took part in such famous tasks as those used to rescue Captain Phillips as shown in the recent movie of the same name. The US Coast Guard employs them to intercept large drug deliveries. Previously Hood Tech Vision’s imagers surveyed the waters off Iraq as part of the protection for Iraq’s oil shipments.

When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled an entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Hood Technology Vision now designs and manufactures imaging and video processing systems at the highest level of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS): level 9. Hood Tech matches improved stabilization technology with electro-optical lenses 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. Designed for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech’s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstrated over more than 700,000 hours of use in a variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmental factors (http://www.hoodtechvision.com).

Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. Along 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 diagnostic methods that predict possible future failures.

The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com

Contact:
Andy von Flotow
Hood Tech
3100 Cascade
Hood River, OR 97031
5413872288
[email protected]
http://www.hoodtech.com