Between fiscal pressures and the end of the space shuttle program, the U.S. government must find creative ways of meeting spaceflight needs.
- By Amber Corrin
- Mar 12, 2012
Lockheed Martin has developed a prototype of a new radar system that is designed to track orbiting space objects and boost space situational awareness.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Mar 09, 2012
Companies are seeking to combine open-source data to predict future events.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Mar 05, 2012
The Air Force's Air Mobility Command will use the tablets to display digital flight charts and go paperless.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 29, 2012
The growing horsepower of smart phones and tablets is making them an attractive aspect of the Defense Department's plans to make much more data available to warfighters deployed in the field.
- By Terry Costlow
- Feb 27, 2012
The Pentagon and defense industry are all too aware that there is a day coming when U.S. unmanned aerial vehicles will no longer reign supreme over international airspace. So, what's a drone to do?
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 22, 2012
An extension to an existing AeroVironment contract with the Air Force includes engineering services, operational Switchblade systems and operator training.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 17, 2012
The Advanced Predator C Avenger could end up being the template for future unmanned aerial vehicles.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Dec 22, 2011