Military

Last November, GA-ASI paired a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger UAS with a Sabreliner, operated by Lockheed Martin, acting as a surrogate fighter, and two F-5 Advanced Tigers from Tactical Air Support configured with internal Tactical Infrared Search and Track (TacIRST) sensors, to preform multi-platform infrared sensing.
Air, IUS Exclusive, Military

TEAMING: Expanding Capabilities, Enhancing War Fighter Safety

By Renee Knight

Manned-unmanned teaming can serve as a force multiplier.

A Jump 20 Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System takes off on Oct. 13, 2022, on San Clemente Island, California, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation. During PC22, all U.S. military services, as well as multinational partners are experimenting with distributed sustainment over extended distances in a maritime environment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Collin MacKown)
Air, Military, Sensors

Project Convergence Demonstration Moves Military Closer to ‘Kill Web’ Approach

By Brett Davis

The U.S. military took another step toward creating a “kill web” approach instead of relying on just a “kill chain” to defeat enemy attacks.

China HUV 001 UUVA pair of HSU 001 autonomous undersea vehicles, seen at a 2019 military parade in Beijing. Courtesy CCTV 4. Twin propellers signal long-range cruise capability. The flat nose indicates sonar sensors. The two masts appear retractable, probably containing devices for above-surface reconnaissance and communication. The small bumps could contain homing systems.
Maritime, Military, Survey

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Form Part of China’s Marine Survey and Defense Strategies

By Inside Unmanned Systems

A wide range of underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) is developing in China and could be used in future conflicts, particularly…

MASCOUTAH, Ill. (June 4, 2021) An unmanned Boeing MQ-25 T1 Stingray test aircraft, left, refuels a manned F/A-18 Super Hornet, June 4, 2021, near MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. This successful flight demonstrated that the MQ-25 Stingray can fulfill its tanker mission using the Navy’s standard probe-and-drogue aerial refueling method. Testing with the unmanned MQ-25 T1 Stingray will continue over the next several months. The MQ-25A Stingray will be the world’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft and provide critical aerial refueling and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities that greatly expand the global reach, operational flexibility and lethality of the carrier air wing and carrier strike group. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Boeing)
Air, Military

Aerial Refueling: Another Unmanned First

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The U.S. Navy and Boeing  demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft, Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 test asset, to refuel another…