The Army tested four small robots at Fort Benning, Ga., in mid-February to see which ones would be most suitable for helping soldiers on the battlefield conduct recon missions and uncover improvised explosive devices.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 27, 2012
After the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is the second largest buyer of unmanned aerial vehicles thanks to a steep rise in Asian defense budgets.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- 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
Aurora Flight Sciences will serve as the leader of a project to develop an unmanned version of the Air Force’s A-10 ground attack aircraft under the umbrella of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Persistent Close Air Support program.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 22, 2012
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's next research project, named "Avatar," would fund the development of machines that would work for human warfighters in the combat zone.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 21, 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
Two upgraded Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate autonomous vehicles conducted resupply and dismount support operations for technical assessment.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 17, 2012
Interoperability will enable fewer personnel, fewer unmanned aircraft to do more, ISR PEO says.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Feb 16, 2012
The Air Force will buy fewer unmanned aerial vehicles, but fly more missions.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 16, 2012
The Army Contracting Command has awarded ReconRobotics a contract for 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2012
Navy officials offer an explanation for why they decided to cut the Medium-Range Maritime Unmanned Air System program.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2012
The Air Force seeks to restructure some unmanned aerial programs and science funding is down millions from $12.2 billion in fiscal 2012.
- By Amber Corrin
- Feb 14, 2012