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Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
John Keller
DARPA NAV Program Seeks to Make Insect-like Surveillance UAVs a Reality U.S. military researchers are kicking off a project to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle called the nano air vehicle, which is roughly the size of a dragonfly, to perform covert surveillance and reconnaissance missions in important and dangerous areas. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Jack Uldrich
Lockheed Plants a Small Seed The aerospace giant's latest government grant could sprout a new line of business. Investors, take note. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2010
Jean & Wright
Engineers Develop Single-Wing Twirling Drone Lockheed Martin Corp. engineers have unveiled a tiny aerial drone that spins like a falling maple seed. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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). mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
John McHale
Micro UAVs to Make Substantial Impact Over Next Few Years In the long run The U.S. military would be wise to keep away from a one-size-fits-all procurement strategy for UAVs, analysts say. They would be better served by having multiple vendors producing different aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
November 2005
Rafal Zbikowski
Fly like a Fly The common housefly executes exquisitely precise and complex aerobatics with less computational might than an electric toaster. Several groups have succeeded in building electronic sensors that mimic the fly's vision and other flight control apparatus. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Stew Magnuson
City Streets Pose Problems for Unmanned Aircraft The dream of a fully autonomous rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flying through urban canyons, hovering above city streets or perching on building ledges as it gathers intelligence is one step closer to reality. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Frank Colucci
Infantry Troops Will Test Backpack-Size Drones The Army 25th Infantry Division will be testing later this year five unmanned air vehicle systems--small UAVs called "micro air vehicles." mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2006
John McHale
Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology Key Part of Space-Based Radar The technology of synthetic aperture radar, which has been used to map the Earth from space, will play an integral role in the U.S. Department of Defense's space-based radar programs. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2009
John Keller
The time has come for military ground robots Military robots for ground applications are coming into their own as U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leaders are increasing their reliance on unmanned ground vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006
John McHale
Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2009
Grace V. Jean
Robotic Humvees Resupply Troops Downrange The Defense Department is pushing hard for the development of fully autonomous robots that can replenish supplies, evacuate casualties and even search for explosives. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
J.R. Wilson
The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
Salvador Imaging to Develop Color Night-Vision Camera for Army Future Combat System Salvador Imaging will develop a night-vision camera capable of providing color, night-vision imagery for FCS unmanned ground vehicle systems, under contract terms with Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005
Ben Ames
Vetronics for the Future Combat System The next-generation vetronics systems will be a single web that can share data among themselves, with neighboring vehicles, and even with nearby soldiers and distant commanders. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 28, 2008
Erik Sofge
Crash-Proof UAVs Fly Blind at MIT's High-Tech Aerodrome The Real-Time Indoor Autonomous Vehicle Test Environment (RAVEN) lab allows researches to test new designs for unmanned aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2009
Matthew Rusling
U.S. Special Operations Command Weighs Deployment of Armed Drones The Boeing A160T Hummingbird, originally a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program, is undergoing a series of tests at a Boeing Co. facility mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2006
Navy Navigates Unmanned Undersea Vehicle with Lockheed Martin Sensor Under a $10.6 million contract, Lockheed Martin engineers will integrate a sensor array capable of 3D obstacle detection and classification, VHF communication, and 3D bathymetry into the Navy's Advanced Development Unmanned Undersea Vehicle. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Valerie Insinna
Military Ponders Future of Robotic Cargo Movers The K-MAX unmanned helicopter was deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 to haul cargo in and out of warzones. It allowed U.S. forces to cut ground convoys that were vulnerable to roadside bombs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
Courtney E. Howard
Training for the War on Terror Military personnel throughout the ranks hone their skills with advanced training and simulation systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2011
Grace V. Jean
Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
John McHale
Honeywell Micro Air Vehicles Protect Troops Against IEDs Honeywell's MAV is deploying in Iraq to keep American troops safe by identifying improvised explosive devices from the sky. The deployment marks the first time a ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle will be used during combat missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Robert Wood
Fly, Robot Fly Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2010
Grace V. Jean
Army, Marine Corps In Pursuit of Robotic Convoy Systems As part of its modernization plan, the Army is funding several ground robotics programs ranging from small, remotely controlled explosive ordnance disposal units to large autonomous tactical wheeled vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Anthony Colozza
Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Lora G. Weiss
Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Dawn of the unmanned era While the U.S. military has used remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) since the Vietnam War with mixed results, recent combat action in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq has proven the utility of military unmanned systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2008
Roxana Tiron
4 High-Tech Systems to Save the U.S. Air Force From unmanned aerial vehicles that stay aloft for five years to engines that can slow down a supersonic fighter jet, a handful of important programs explained at the 2008 AFA Symposium could engineer the next generation of military aviation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
March 2007
Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2006
Ben Ames
Army's Next-Generation Humvee Will Use Networked Vetronics In a departure from using trucks that are simple workhorses, Army leaders have required that each vehicle be packed with electronics. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005
Ben Ames
Streamlined databases drive military simulation Improved displays and screens are helping engineers build sharper pictures, but the greatest improvement in military simulation and mission rehearsal has been in software. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
August 8, 2007
Erik Sofge
Top 3 Robots Coming Soon to the Battlefield: Live @ DARPATech Blind walkers, backpack-able Navy UAVs, a serious Army hover machine: Just a couple standouts from military 'bot central for 2007. Little Dog... MAV: Micro Air Vehicle... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Ben Ames
Smaller Sensors Make Unmanned Vehicles Smarter Army researchers are now developing another part of FCS-an armed robotic vehicle (ARV) that uses autonomous sensors and weapons to minimize soldiers' battlefield exposure. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean
Look, It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's an Avian Robot To conduct surveillance missions while on patrol in Afghanistan, soldiers and marines hand-launch toy model-sized airplanes called the Raven. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
John Keller
Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2008
FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2005
In Brief Modus Operandi wins Army contract... Elbit Systems to supply imagery intelligence systems... Nanotechnology IC sales to reach $172 billion by 2014... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
Product applications Boeing uses Green Hills software for unmanned combat air system... Lockheed Martin picks Curtiss-Wright to integrate radar components... Boeing picks Thales for 7E7 cockpit displays... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean
What's Next for Ground Robots? As the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's automated car challenge gets more successful, the agency must think ahead about what will be the goal for next years competition. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
In Brief BAE systems to develop on-board generator for Humvee... Navy P-3C aircraft use data link from Lockheed Martin... Northrop Grumman tests software for Webb Space Telescope... Air Force eyes state-of-the-art jet fighter targeting pods... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles