The Army has placed a second order for a nimble ground robot that can explore dangerous objects and places.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jun 04, 2012
Canada has received an unsolicited proposal from Northrop Grumman to furnish three modified RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles to provide surveillance of the country's vast Arctic territories.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jun 04, 2012
A software provider has developed a system that it believes might one day address the Defense Department's need for a unified command and control system to coordinate the efforts of the U.S. military's rapidly expanding army of ground, sea and air robotic systems.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 31, 2012
The Obama administration intends to arm about a half dozen Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles owned by Italy with Hellfire missiles and precision-guided munitions.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 30, 2012
The Army and its industry partners are stepping up efforts to field tactical unmanned aircraft systems that can strike enemy targets.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 29, 2012
The U.S. military is testing high-tech "battle kites" as a way to provide aerial communications and surveillance support for forward operating bases in war zones too small to support large aerostats.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 25, 2012
As the Navy prepares to introduce its robotic jet-powered warplanes to the decks of its aircraft carriers in mid-2013, it must reassess how it choreographs the delicate dance of people, vehicles, and manned and unmanned aircraft in a highly dangerous environment.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 25, 2012
The latest report on the state of the satellite industry finds global demand for services, especially mobile services for commercial and government users, increasing.
- By Henry Kenyon
- May 25, 2012
President Barack Obama's administration favors selling armed unmanned aerial vehicles to Turkey but faces formidable opposition from Congress on the matter, Turkish president Abdullah Gul told reporters at the NATO Summit.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 23, 2012
Four Lockheed Martin Squad Mission Support System unmanned ground vehicles might have their Afghan tour of duty extended for a second time in 2012.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 23, 2012
White House counterterror Chief John Brennan will coordinate discussions as to which terrorist leaders will be the targets of armed unmanned aircraft strikes, signaling an important change from previous arrangements in which the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff initiated the discussion with other agencies.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 22, 2012
NATO officials have signed a $1.7 billion contract with Northrop Grumman for five Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles that the alliance plans to use for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- May 21, 2012