Sensors and UAVs


DOD seeks robot that can dig into its targets

A request for information from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency brings to mind technology portrayed in the 1960s British television series the Thunderbirds, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.

Planners mull air-sea warfare in unmanned age

Nobody's quite sure how to wage and win an air-sea battle,and that's emerged as a topic of discussion by military planners and budget officials, reports Bill Sweetman in Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.

Future warfare gets funding nod, but little prioritization

The Quadrennial Defense Review and the fiscal 2011 defense budget are in sync on the need for new strategies for programs such as unmanned aerial vehicles. But critics say they still focus too much on current conflicts and not enough on the future.

Army turns to aerial sensors for battlefield precision

Col. Robert Carpenter, project manager for the Army’s Aerial Common Sensor Program, discusses the program's changing mission and near-term objectives.

Army rolls forward with networked combat systems

The Army has awarded a contract to Boeing Co. to outfit its a brigade combat team with networked gear designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the battlefield.

Competition heats up over cargo UAVs

The U.S. military is keenly interested in employing unmanned aerial vehicles to support cargo delivery and contractors are scrambling to position themselves to win contracts to produce such systems, reports William Matthews at Defense News.

Army puts ground sensor program on fast track

The Army plans to bring networked sensors to the battlefield as part of the first stage of the Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team program.

Army wants to soup up Shadow UAV

Army officials are contemplating issuing a solicitation to boost the capabilities of the Shadow RQ-7C unmanned aerial vehicle, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.

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