On Dec. 17, 2011, the Marine Corps 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing used a Kaman K-MAX unmanned helicopter to make the first unmanned helicopter cargo delivery on a battlefield. The K-MAX …
A multi-service general officer panel appearing at one industry conference in late 2011 was faced with an audience question of when the coming fiscal environment might force the services to …
An armed, pilotless aircraft designed to defend the United States may seem a 21st century description of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, the concept was actually introduced in a 1915 …
If all goes as planned, the Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will replace the legendary U-2 “Dragon Lady” as the nation’s premier strategic reconnaissance platform. It was supposed to …
This week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America 2011 (August 16 – 19, Washington D.C. Convention Center) is providing multiple venues for both government and industry to …
At the start of Predator: The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot’s Story, Air Force Lt. Col. Matt J. Martin writes of flying at ten thousand feet …
Though vertical takeoff unmanned aircraft systems (VTUASs) cannot match the endurance of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), unmanned rotorcraft already fill specific U.S. military requirements. Honeywell’s backpack-portable T-Hawk ducted fan …
Downplaying a report that found flaws in the system, the Air Force’s combat chief says the Gorgon Stare wide-area surveillance system is ready to deploy this month. Gen. William Fraser, …
The growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), like Predator and Global Hawk aircraft, is making military communications satellite bandwidth a vital part of national military infrastructure.
The remote piloting …
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Concertainer units are the benchmark in force protection for many military organizations including the US …
