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Hood Tech Vision’s “Customizable Payload of Sensors will Give Marines the Best Real- Time Tactical Picture” Hood Tech Vision’s cameras, part of the new RQ-21A Blackjack, continue to earn hig h praise from users and reviewers. Hood River, OR, June 27, 2014 -- Hood Tech Vision’s cameras, part of the new RQ-21 A Blackjack, continue to earn high praise from users and reviewers. From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon Date: June 26, 2014 Subject: Hood Tech Vision’s “Customizable Payload of Sensors will Give Marines the B est Real-Time Tactical Picture” Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, andy@ho odtech.com Thanks to Hood Tech Vision’s optical and infrared cameras, the RQ-21A’s “customizable payload of sensors will give Marines the best real-time tactical picture they ve ever had” ( http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/planes-uavs/meet- the-marines-new-catch-and-release-spy-drone-16792018?click=pm_latest). The RQ-21 A recently deployed to Afghanistan, where it and Hood Tech Vision’s sensors garner that and equivalent praise. When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled a n entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Hood Technology V ision now designs and manufactures imaging and video processing systems at the h ighest level of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS): leve l 9. Hood Tech Vision matches embedded stabilization technology with electro-opt ical lenses that zoom up to 200 times. This results in a field of view of 0.3 de grees, in a package that weighs from less than one to six kg. Hood Tech Vision imagers consume as little as one-fifth the power common for suc h systems, increasing the power budget to other sensors for Multi-INT missions. Designed for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, a nd towed and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech’s dayligh t and thermal imaging products has been demonstrated during 800,000 hours of use in a variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmen tal factors (http://www.hoodtechvision.com). Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. Alon g 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 diag nostic methods that predict possible future failures. The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com Contact: Andy von Flotow Hood Tech 1750 Country Club Rd., Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-2288 [email protected] http://www.hoodtech.com

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Hood Tech Vision’s “Customizable Payload of Sensors will Give Marines the Best Real-Time Tactical Picture”

Hood Tech Vision’s cameras, part of the new RQ-21A Blackjack, continue to earn high praise from users and reviewers.

Hood River, OR, June 27, 2014 -- Hood Tech Vision’s cameras, part of the new RQ-21A Blackjack, continue to earn high praise from users and reviewers.

From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, OregonDate: June 26, 2014Subject: Hood Tech Vision’s “Customizable Payload of Sensors will Give Marines the Best Real-Time Tactical Picture”Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, [email protected]

Thanks to Hood Tech Vision’s optical and infrared cameras, the RQ-21A’s “customizable payload of sensors will give Marines the best real-time tactical picture they�ve ever had” ( http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/planes-uavs/meet-the-marines-new-catch-and-release-spy-drone-16792018?click=pm_latest). The RQ-21A recently deployed to Afghanistan, where it and Hood Tech Vision’s sensors garner that and equivalent praise.

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 Vision matches embedded stabilization technology with electro-optical lenses that zoom up to 200 times. This results in a field of view of 0.3 degrees, in a package that weighs from less than one to six kg.

Hood Tech Vision imagers consume as little as one-fifth the power common for such systems, increasing the power budget to other sensors for Multi-INT missions. Designed for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and towed and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech’s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstrated during 800,000 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 UAVsOperates controlled launch and quiet wind tunnel test facilitiesMonitors 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 FlotowHood Tech1750 Country Club Rd.,Hood River, OR [email protected]://www.hoodtech.com