DARPA Cheetah Breaks Speed Records
The DARPA-sponsored, Boston Dynamics developed Cheetah robot is shown here breaking its own land speed record as well as running …
Unmanned Systems
K-MAX Beacon-Enabled Delivery
This video by Defense Media Network is about the, "K-MAX Beacon-Enabled Delivery."
LEMV First Flight
On Aug. 7, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducted a test of the Long …
AFSOC Highlights Organizational and Equipment Changes
In his plenary address before the recent TechNet Land Forces – South conference in Tampa, Fla., Maj. Gen. (Select) Michael …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS II) for Fixed Wing Jet Aircraft, UAVs
Work is underway to develop BAE Systems’ APKWS II for fast jets. On Feb. 10, 2011, the Navy awarded a …
Army Demonstrates Sense and Avoid for UAS in the National Airspace
In a significant milestone toward the integration of unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight operations into the National Airspace System (NAS), …
Gray Eagle UAS Fielding Moves Ahead Against Background of Reliability Questions
Following the recent arrival of the first full company of U.S. Army Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Afghanistan, …
X-37B’s First Two Missions Earn Success and Speculation
On Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 5:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time (12:48 Zulu), the X-37B program’s unmanned Orbital Test Vehicle …
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Obama’s UAV Strikes in Pakistan
President Barack Obama is reported to have a kill list that he reviews on Tuesday mornings. There are many bad …
Knifefish Mine-hunting UUV to Begin Operational Testing in 2015
“Knifefish provides capability that we don’t have with UUVs today,” said Capt. Duane Ashton, a program manager for unmanned maritime …