GMV will take charge of the command and control and C4ISR interoperability system under the Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System…
Military
UVision a “Hero” in NATO-Member Navy Trial
Asymmetric gunboats. Vulnerable oil and gas platforms. Hijacked freighters. Defending against naval threats is a constant concern. This June, Israel-based…
The High-Performance Accelerometer Brings Greater Stability to UAV Navigation and Control
A revolutionary accelerometer makes possible new levels of stability and control in UAV navigation, at lower cost for the inertial…
Thank you for your (LiDAR) Service
A Mountain State academic, a retired Marine Corps general and RedTail LiDAR Systems ease the waterway for a wounded warrior…
Beyond the Chaos
I fear you’ll be reading this while we remain besieged by COVID-19. So our first thought is to wish you…
Five Good Questions: Dan Gettinger
Dan Gettinger has been co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. For 7 years,…
Mission-Critical Mapping
Just-Released Quantix Recon Leverages Survey Assets for the Military Sphere Attention toward technology often favors the big, shiny and super-equipped….
Opportunities to Innovate
The Department of Defense is using industry consortia and a contracting mechanism called Other Transaction Authority to attract innovators who…
ISR Sensors: Smaller Size, Greater Capability
Drones carrying smaller sensors with more sophisticated capabilities are performing a variety of military and civil ISR missions. Deploying drones…
T3: It’s More than Just a Cool Movie
A Guide to How Technology Transfer and Transition Links Federal Technologies to the Marketplace. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,…
VTOL Takes Off
Next-generation VTOL concepts are rising to meet the future needs of a modern-day battlefield. Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) concepts…
Tactical Touch Point
Next gen scout drones ready for field and flight test. Infantry soldiers, including paratroopers, are preparing to field test four…
FCC Unanimously Approves Ligado Plan; Questions, Opposition Remain
The five members of the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve a request by Ligado Networks to use satellite…
Unmanned Plans: Where the DOD is Going with Drones
This article is all about what the services are doing with their drone programs. I don’t have the space to…
Puma sUAS Pounces
A just-announced contract for the U.S. Navy and Marines to expand use of AeroVironment’s Puma™ sUAS continues the company’s success…
U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Than 140 Centaur UGVs from FLIR
The U.S. Marine Corps recently ordered nearly 150 of FLIR’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The $18.6 million contract is…
Student Teams Picked to Design New Army Drone
A panel of judges tapped student teams from Kansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee to begin collaborating on a design for a…
