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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.  |
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 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.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Rich Smith |
Northrop Gains Air Superiority Northrop Grumman signs an important contract with the U.S. Navy to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Keep an eye on Northrop, investors; they may be pulling ahead of competition as the nation's foremost military aircraft maker.  |
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.  |
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean |
Are Autonomous Naval Vessels the Next Big Wave? Just as drones have proliferated in the skies, Navy and industry officials say unmanned systems also will take to the world's waterways in greater numbers.  |
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.  |
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 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.  |
National Defense March 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Shifting Sailors' Workload to Robots Still Wishful Thinking Unmanned vehicles are manpower-intensive technologies that require human control and monitoring often on a one-to-one basis.  |
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Joint-Service Focus Shapes UAV Roadmap The Pentagon is working on a new roadmap for unmanned aerial vehicles to accommodate the rapid growth in UAV programs seen in the past several years.  |
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.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller |
Navy Researchers to Develop Collision-Avoidance for UAVs to Operate in Civil Airspace U.S. Navy researchers are asking industry to develop a collision avoidance system to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civil airspace without the risk of crashing into other aircraft.  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2011 Rich Smith |
Budget Deficit? What Budget Deficit? The Pentagon has plenty of money for new toys.  |
National Defense September 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Navy Anticipates Smoother Waters for LCS Mine Countermeasures Module The service is testing a mission module comprised of various countermine systems, some of which have encountered setbacks that have forced it to scrap and rework certain plans. Navy officials say that the ship will be ready to hunt mines in 2019.  |
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.  |
National Defense April 2008 Grace Jean |
Navy to Deploy Robotic Sub Hunters The Navy this fall plans to test new unmanned vehicles and sensors that were specially designed to detect diesel-electric submarines in coastal waters.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Rich Smith |
Boeing Bets on Black (Ops) Boeing came late to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) party, but you've got to give these guys credit -- now that they're here, they aim to make a splash.  |
National Defense August 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Drone Sensor Data Will Overload Networks, Navy Officials Warn The expected growth of unmanned systems at sea is raising concerns that the Navy's networks are ill prepared to handle the commensurate flood of data that the sensors will produce.  |
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.  |
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings.  |
National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck |
Air Force, Navy to Join Forces On Unmanned Aircraft Project A nascent Air Force-Navy program to develop a family of unmanned combat aircraft will seek to show military planners how this technology can help commanders gather intelligence, spot the enemy and ultimately destroy designated targets.  |
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean |
Fleet Expansion Hinges On Littoral Combat Ship The Navy took its new warship, the littoral combat ship, from concept to reality in record speed. The service, however, may take years to define the vessel's future missions and develop its various weapon systems.  |
National Defense November 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Navy's Mine-Hunting Technologies Wait for The Littoral Combat Ship The Navy has a new suite of anti-mine technologies designed to roll on and off a ship as needed. It just doesn't have the ship yet.  |
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Navy's New Carrier: An Electrifying Ride Construction of the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier, the CVN-21, could begin as early as this year, even though the ship's design continues to evolve.  |
Popular Mechanics December 1, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
4 Challenges for the Navy as More Unmanned Drones Go Underwater The Navy is getting up to speed with unmanned vehicles.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John Keller |
Navy looks into how to control next-generation autonomous unmanned aircraft U.S. Navy experts are redesigning the unmanned aerial vehicle control station of the future -- to accommodate new technologies and futuristic pilotless aircraft, and to reduce military manning levels by introducing more machine autonomy.  |
National Defense June 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Navy's Minesweeping Unmanned Vessel on Schedule Textron Systems won the $33.8 million contract in September and completed its preliminary design review this spring. No significant issues were discovered, according to Textron.  |
National Defense June 2006 Jean & Erwin |
For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert.  |
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.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John McHale |
Boeing manned/unmanned light helicopter uses latest digital technology The A/MH-6X Little Bird is said to offer exciting new possibilities for an already outstanding platform. The most significant modifications are to the cockpit avionics and electrical systems.  |
National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck |
Pentagon Setting Guidelines For Aircraft Interoperability As the number and types of unmanned aircraft continues to grow in the U.S. military services, the Pentagon is pushing the notion that UAVs should have standard interfaces so they can interact with each other.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 Rich Smith |
General Dynamics-Lockheed Score The two were chosen to design the Navy's next-generation warship.  |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2008 Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part 4 A look at Raytheon, one of the players in the unmanned aerial vehicles sector.  |
National Defense April 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Littoral Combat Ship Sets Sail on First Deployment As the littoral combat ship USS Freedom sets out for Singapore this spring, Navy officials are hoping a smooth first deployment will finally prove the ship's worth to critics.  |
National Defense July 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Contractors Vying to Build Ship-Launched Drone AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman are jockeying for the chance to build a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial system that can launch off the decks of small ships.  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? It seems everywhere you look these days, people are talking about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  |
National Defense November 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Shipbuilders Bet on Radical Hull Designs to Defeat Swarming Boat Threat There is a need for a highly, highly stabilized craft that are not large, that are smaller, that can be used to patrol and defend the Navy's ships while they're in troubled waters against high-speed boats.  |
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.  |