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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
October 8, 2009
Joe Pappalardo
Unmanned Helicopter Hunts Drug Smugglers MQ-8B became the first unmanned helicopter to conduct actual operations on a navy ship. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2013
Valerie Insinna
Navy's New Drones Taking Center Stage The Navy finally is developing its own custom unmanned air systems, with the service planning on fielding four new aircraft in the next few years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2015
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Tests Navy's Fire Scout Aboard National Security Cutter The Coast Guard's long quest to acquire a ship-based unmanned aerial vehicle is well into its second decade. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Displays: Z-Microsystems Gemini Displays Used for Fire Scout UAV Four Gemini displays (up-and-down configurations) from Z Microsystems are installed in Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV) ground control station. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2012
Antoine Martin
Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade. 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
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Rich Smith
U.S. Navy Gets a New $2.6 Billion Toy The U.S. Navy has fallen so in love with the Fire Scout remotely piloted helicopter drone that it ordered 168 of them, and offered to pay $2.6 billion. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Harold Kennedy
Surveillance Needs Fuel Demand for Unmanned Vehicles Currently, there are nearly 1,000 robotic vehicles being used for surveillance and reconnaissance, especially in maritime areas in the Central Command theater of operations, and combatant commanders keep asking for more. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
October 2007
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Reconsiders Unmanned Aircraft Choice The Coast Guard has halted development of the Eagle Eye vertical unmanned aerial vehicle and is considering other hovering drones for its Integrated Deepwater Systems program, according to agency and industry sources. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2009
J.R. Wilson
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Get Ready for Prime Time Government leaders are supportive of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) use in non-military applications such as border control, emergency response, law enforcement, and forest fire surveillance. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
Global Hawk Uses Ethernet Switch From Performance Technologies Northrop Grumman needed a switching device for their Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. They found a solution in the CPC6600 Embedded Ethernet Switch from Performance Technologies mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010
John McHale
U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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
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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2013
Valerie Insinna
Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009
In Brief Raytheon's gallium nitride chips meet operational milestone... Northrop Grumman demonstrates interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms... Lockheed Martin to support submarine imaging system... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Dan Parsons
Air Force F-35s, Drones May Square Off in Budget Battle Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a potent portion of the U.S. Air Force inventory and an indispensable weapon in the global war on terror. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Rich Smith
Budget Deficit? What Budget Deficit? The Pentagon has plenty of money for new toys. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Small, Lethal Aerial Scouts Emerging Small, stealthy vertical take-off and landing vehicles are being developed to operate in a range of environments, with capabilities to land or launch on water. Able to perform surveillance missions, the miniature craft also could be armed. mark for My Articles similar articles
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). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Incompatible Technologies Weaken Utility of Aerial Spies The military services operate nearly 4,000 unmanned aircraft, most of which have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. The Army alone is flying 1,200 drones in surveillance combat missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2005
Robert H. Williams
Long-Endurance Aerial Killer Passes Test A 500-pound inert weapon has been dropped successfully from a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, working in conjunction with Scaled Composites. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2006
Australian Military Deploys Mediaware for North West Shelf UAV Trial The Australian Department of Defence (ADF) awarded Mediaware a contract for its D-VEX digital video-exploitation system to be installed in it's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2004
Department of Homeland Security uses Northrop Grumman UAV The Hunter UAV from Northrop Grumman, in helping the U.S. Department of Homeland Security protect the U.S.-Mexican border, will use optoelectronic infrared sensors to scan the Arizona border area 90 miles southeast of Tucson. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 25, 2010
Joe Pappalardo
Band of Bots: Two Military Robots Team Up to Cover Land and Air In war, teamwork is everything, even if you're a robot. Just as human soldiers and airmen support each other, teams of robots will likely roam future battlefields, helping each other on missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
DRS Technologies to provide lightweight electro-optical/infrared sensors for Army FCS UAVs The sensors will provide imagery during reconnaissance, surveillance, and target-acquisition (RSTA) missions and enhanced reconnaissance and security/early-warning capabilities, which will increase situational awareness. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2009
Stew Magnuson
Coast Guard Favors Fire Scout as New Pilotless Aircraft The Coast Guard intends to follow the lead of the Navy when it comes to fielding its long-delayed vertical take off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Stew Magnuson
For Coast Guard, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Remain A Distant Goal The Coast Guard, the service responsible for protecting the homeland from sea-based terrorist attacks as well as conducting search-and-rescue missions, as of yet does not have a dedicated UAV that it can fly off its ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
In Brief Thales partners with Green Hills Software... U.S. Army helicopter controls UAV via TCDL wireless links... Updated Paveway II laser-guided bombs hit the target... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010
Flight- and Mission-Control Computers for BAMS Maritime Patrol UAV to Come From Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright Controls won a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for a maritime patrol variant of the RQ-4 Global Hawk long-range, high-altitude UAV. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008
U.S. Navy Selects Boeing, Insitu to Service ScanEagle Insitu will provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services for the unmanned aircraft (UA). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Although Combat Proven, Global Hawk Has Yet to Pass Key Tests In an upcoming evaluation of the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aircraft, testers will determine whether a military system that already has seen extensive combat can pass the rigorous tests the Defense Department. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Rich Smith
Addled Admiral Builds a Robot Navy U.S. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead wants to cut loose on the Pentagon's strait-laced acquisition rules and begin buying cutting-edge tech for the Navy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2012
Dan Parsons
Commanders Feel Deficiency as Wars Hog Surveillance Platforms The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven the efficacy of airborne surveillance as a military tool. The conflicts have also hogged almost all of the U.S. military's manned and unmanned surveillance platforms, to the detriment of combatant commanders elsewhere. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean
Unmanned Systems Could Fly Majority of Air Force Missions Surveillance drones are becoming mainstream and the Air Force is even exploring a broader range of future missions for unmanned systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2004
In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles