Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works® was unorthodox from its start. Conceived in 1943, a lean team tasked with completing America’s…
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Photonic Integrated Chip Drives High-Performance IMUs
KVH Industries introduced the P-1750 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the P-1725 IMU to complement its previously released P-1775 IMU…
Arctic AUV Listens Its Way Forward with New Navigation Method
As the polar icecap melts, the waters of the Arctic Ocean assume ever-growing strategic and commercial importance. To enable U.S….
Base Protection Plus…
Easy Aerial and Travis Air Force Base pioneer automated drone-based military perimeter security. Located on the southwestern edge of California’s…
One Air Force Drone Launches Another — A Valkyrie First
The US Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie drone launched another drone in a first for the aircraft, during its sixth flight…
Checking in on UAS Innovation
Lockheed Martin has fully embraced innovation across UAS and manned-unmanned systems and software.
Is That Our “DOT”?
Remote ID for commercial drones gets a lot of press these days, but few talk about ID for military drones….
Energy-Harvesting Hybrid Tiger Soars for Long Distance, Long Endurance: 24–48 Hours
A long-endurance solar/soaring/fueled UAV, designed and built to demonstrate synergistic range and multi-day endurance benefits through an integrated power management…
How Do You Spell Joint? A-R-M-Y: A DOD Update on Unmanned Systems Defense
In a March 4, 2020 Policy Memo (PM), the new Secretary of Defense (SecDef), General Lloyd Austin, unveiled his top…
Identify Friend or Foe Transponder Receives DoD Certification
uAvionix Corporation announced it has achieved U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Identification Friend System…
Loyal Wingman Air-Teaming UAV Gets Up Down Under
In late February, Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully completed the first test flight of the…
Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology Integrated Aboard KVH TACNAV Units
KVH Industries has upgraded its TACNAV 3D tactical navigation system with photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology in the P-1775 inertial…
Arcturus UAV Awarded $7 Million Task Order for USSOCOM’s Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, now operating under…
LiquidPiston Adapting Its X-Engine Technology for United States Air Force UAS and Orbs
LiquidPiston recently received a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract from the United States Air Force to adapt its X-Engine…
Five Good Questions: Cara LaPointe
Cara LaPointe is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, adjunct professor/senior fellow of Georgetown University’s Beeck Center…
Army Selects Skydio X2D for Soldier-Portable Short-Range Reconnaisance
The U.S. Army selected Skydio’s X2D as a short-range reconnaissance (SRR) system to complete remaining integration and documentation requirements with…
The BDA of AC-107-2A
In the military, BDA is the post-strike review conducted after the application of force to determine the effects, including damage…
