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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
Unmanned vehicles: one of the hottest technologies going Unmanned air, ground, and underwater vehicles are finding important new niches in military and aerospace applications.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 |
GoldenEye UAV Makes First Autonomous Transition Flights GoldenEye-50, which Aurora announced in 2003 and first flew in July 2004, exhibits helicopter-like hover and vertical takeoff and landing performance as well as fuel-efficient, wing-borne flight similar to a conventional airplane.  |
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Unmanned Air Vehicles Proliferate in the Battlefield The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 |
Boeing and SAIC Award Honeywell Contract to Develop FCS Class I UAVs Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corp., functioning as the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System program, awarded a contract to Honeywell Defense & Space Electronic Systems to develop the Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAVS).  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John McHale |
AUVSI show: AeroVironment test-flies liquid-hydrogen-powered UAV The Global Observer, a liquid-hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle, will be able to operate at altitudes to 65,000 feet for more than a week without refueling and with a flexible payload-carrying capacity of as much as 1,000 pounds.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 |
Northrop Grumman Selects Cubic Data Link Systems for U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Each Fire Scout data link system comprises two components, air data terminals and ground data terminals, both of which assist in the Fire Scout's ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) and targeting missions.  |
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Gulf Nation Poised to Lead Region In Production of Unmanned Aircraft United Arab Emirates seeks to improve on its surveillance program to increase homeland security.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Reaper Unmanned Vehicle Joins Fighters in Afghanistan The MQ-9 Reaper, the U.S. Air Force's new hunter-killer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is flying missions in Afghanistan while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators.  |
National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons |
Bigger Brains, Better Batteries Will Enable New Missions For Robotic Submarines As the Navy takes on a larger role in national security strategy following the conclusion of two land wars, unmanned underwater vehicles may have another shot at becoming a technology favored in future budgets.  |
National Defense January 2016 Jon Harper |
Marine Corps Develops Equipment Wish List The Marine Corps is looking for new capabilities as it prepares to return to its amphibious roots and operate in more challenging environments.  |
National Defense July 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Drone Developed for Small Infantry Units A vertical launch unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to support infantry platoon and company operations recently twice negotiated a course of 10 waypoints in southern California. The ducted fan aircraft is being developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program.  |
Inc. September 2006 Kasey Wehrum |
How I Did It: Steven Sliwa, CEO and president, The Insitu Group ScanEagle, and it's an unmanned robotic surveillance plane created by the Insitu Group, in Bingen, Washington.  |
National Defense September 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Small UAV Demand By U.S. Army Ebbs as Overseas Market Surging The U.S. Army is the biggest buyer of small unmanned systems in the world, but as the United States largely leaves the Middle East, the market will take a nose dive, said Phil Finnegan, director of corporate analysis at The Teal Group  |
National Defense November 2015 Stew Magnuson |
Marine Corps R&D Focuses on Urban Scenarios That the Marine Corps would like to return to its expeditionary, sea-based roots after serving the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan is well known.  |
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
The Future May Belong to Unconventional Designs, Missions Unmanned aerial vehicles spying on enemies may be commonplace above today's battlefields, but there is a future generation of unconventional designs with added functions that, experts predict, almost certainly will displace current drones from their lonely, lofty perches.  |
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron |
China Is Pursuing Unmanned Tactical Aircraft China has been quietly at work pursuing unmanned aircraft technologies both domestically and from foreign partners. It also is marketing its drones to friendly nations in Asia and Africa, according to a Chinese industry official.  |
National Defense August 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
More Sophisticated, Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon In the future, unmanned aerial systems will hold even more utility as they become faster, stealthier and more autonomous, experts said. At the same time, they will become more accessible to foreign countries and terrorist groups around the world.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller |
A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications.  |
National Defense December 2003 Roxana Tiron |
Unmanned Aircraft Adapting To Army Future Force Needs The Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate is testing technologies and concepts that would allow helicopters to remotely control unmanned aerial vehicles.  |
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 David Murphy |
Satellite Success Story QinetiQ is building affordable high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles that will allow developing countries to observe and predict natural disasters and to monitor agriculture.  |
National Defense November 2004 Robert H. Williams |
Giant Airship Slated forIraq Mission The U.S. Army is planning on using what is described as the world's largest unmanned airship to support ground forces in Iraq.  |
National Defense August 2006 David Axe |
Clouds on the horizon for pilot-less bombers After years of steady growth in funding, development and operational use, unmanned aerial vehicles have begun to rival -- and, in some cases, exceed -- the capability of manned aircraft.  |
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Future Remotely Piloted Aircraft Will Do More Than Surveillance Military leaders are beginning think about concepts for the third-generation UAVs. In the future, they will want the drones to do a lot more than peer down on adversaries.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale |
Puma Miniature UAV Lands on Water and Ground for Special Forces Applications Officials from AeroVironment showcased the Puma AE miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer. The hand-launched UAV uses custom electro-optics to track targets.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 John McHale |
Sensitive and Tireless: High-Endurance UAVs Sense What Men Cannot Sensors for unmanned aircraft are evolving in efficiency and capability as payload designers look for every possible edge in surveillance, combat, and collision avoidance.  |
National Defense July 2012 Dan Parsons |
Teaming Pilots With Drones Hampered By Technology The Army recently found that the most cost effective solution to replace its scout helicopters was a mix of traditional rotary wing platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles flying alongside to cover more ground in a single mission.  |
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
The Navy's Fighter-Plane-Size UAV, the X-47B, Is Unveiled in California Yesterday, Northrop Grumman unveiled its first completed X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. This giant UAV could soon be one of the most lethal unmanned aircraft in the U.S. military.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 |
New Global Hawk Production Aircraft Surpass 1,000 Combat Hours Two new Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, built by Northrop Grumman Corp., have flown approximately 50 missions and more than 1,000 combat hours in support of coalition forces since their deployment in the Persian Gulf in January of this year.  |
National Defense March 2010 Austin Wright |
Army Weighs Future of Unmanned Helicopters The Army's recent cancellation of the Fire Scout remotely piloted helicopter has left some wondering whether there is a future for unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in the service.  |
National Defense January 2016 Allyson Versprille |
Affordable Surveillance a Priority for Special Operations U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to add more affordable surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance systems to its inventory, the head of acquisition and procurement said.  |
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Northrop Grumman The defense contractor releases its second-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow morning. Investors, take note.  |
National Defense February 2015 Stew Magnuson |
Marine Corps Set to Deploy Next-Generation Unmanned Aircraft The Marine Corps and Navy will launch their newest unmanned aerial system, the RQ-21A Blackjack, from a ship this spring for the first time, and are looking into developing pocket-sized reconnaissance drones.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames |
Unmanned combat aircraft takes to the air Military engineers at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems are working on a carrier-based unmanned fighter jet to serve in dangerous missions like striking enemy radar centers, or endurance missions like long-term surveillance.  |
National Defense November 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Small Spy Drones to Expand Troops' Eyes And Ears on Battlefield Despite sliding defense budgets, the collection of this critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data will continue to be a priority for the armed services, experts told National Defense.  |
National Defense December 2011 Stew Magnuson |
Coast Guard Hasn't Given Up on Long Delayed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Plans The case for having long-endurance, over-the-horizon surveillance capabilities was made in the early years of the Deepwater modernization program.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale |
UAV Market Outlook Strong Defense and aerospace analysts say the most vibrant growth in the industry lays with unmanned systems, specifically unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  |
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 J.R. Wilson |
UAVs Poised to Take the Next Step Into Combat The future of continued U.S. air superiority will involve a large contingent of armed UAVs and a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), flying missions that manned attack aircraft previously flew, often in joint missions under the control of fighter-bomber pilots.  |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Dan Radovsky |
Drones: More Than a Buzzword for Boeing Boeing's gamble in unmanned aircraft may pay off ... one day.  |
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron |
India Catching Up With Advances in UAVs India is looking to beef up its domestic capabilities by rapidly developing a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.  |
National Defense October 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Ground Troops Demanding Smaller Robotic Systems Whether they are in the air or on the ground, small robots are increasingly becoming a vital part of a platoon's tactics, techniques and procedures.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller |
Unmanned Vehicles Leave Boot Camp to Join the Regular Forces Unmanned vehicles are becoming plentiful on-and over-the modern battlefield, yet these automated systems until recently have been seen largely as military curiosities, not standard equipment. That's all about to change.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 |
Mercury Introduces UAV Solution for Remote-Sensing Applications The integrated VistaNav-SSR (Smart Surveillance & Reconnaissance) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is designed to improve operational mission capabilities for airborne intelligence applications at an affordable cost.  |
Popular Mechanics December 7, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Air Force Acknowledges Secret Stealth UAV A French blog published a photo of the craft, nicknamed the Beast of Kandahar by the secret-aircraft-following community.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Deschenes & Sanderson |
Next-Generation UAVs Leverage FPGA Computing Technology The military's effective use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in recent conflicts has highlighted their successes, which are vigorously driving UAV technology developments.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 John McHale |
UAV Market Shows Strong Growth Through Next Decade The market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) appears to be growing steadily over the next ten years because of the successful deployment of these pilotless aircraft in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, market analysts say.  |
National Defense March 2010 Austin Wright |
If You Can't Afford a UAV, Rent One The U.S. military hires contractors to operate certain unmanned aerial vehicles in combat zones. Federal agencies might one day do the same here in the United States.  |
Popular Mechanics March 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
How UAVs Will Replace the Air Force's Current Fleet The Air Force Research Laboratory is spending $49 million over the next four years to create a system that will allow UAVs to autonomously refuel in the air.  |
Popular Mechanics March 2007 Erik Sofge |
Robot Chopper: The Navy's Smartest UAV The Fire Scout is arguably the smartest unmanned aerial vehicle ever built.  |
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Skylark Soars Over Israel Israeli defense forces are receiving Skylark mini-unmanned aerial vehicles that can be carried in a pack by a single soldier.  |