An unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed Feb. 3 into a refugee camp in the Somali capital.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 03, 2012
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payloads will be for two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 01, 2012
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and ViaSat have formed a strategic alliance to develop beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications capabilities for AAI's existing and future unmanned aircraft.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 31, 2012
The Defense Department plans to test a variety of throwable robots in Afghanistan this year to determine which are best suited for sustained use in combat conditions.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 27, 2012
An outpost in Ethiopia will become a launching area for U.S. unmanned aircraft along with another facility in the nearby Seychelles.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 27, 2012
Finding ways for unmanned aircraft to process more sensor information on board will provide substantial benefits, says the Air Force's former Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 26, 2012
The Air Force is likely to retire its fleet of Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, a surprising turn of events considering the Global Hawk was on the verge of replacing the five-decade-old U-2 manned spy plane program.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 26, 2012
The Navy is testing an aerial refueling system designed to significantly increase the range of carrier-based unmanned aircraft.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 24, 2012
DOD is developing new ways to get high-resolution images of spacecraft as part of a plan to build new satellites in orbit from parts salvaged from deactivated crafts.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Jan 20, 2012
The World Surveillance Group has completed an initial demonstration of its Argus One unmanned airship at the Energy Department’s Nevada Test Site.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 19, 2012
Army networks and unmanned systems did not perform well overall in meeting reliability thresholds when tested in fiscal 2011.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 19, 2012
The unmanned systems industry is poised to serve any mission for the Defense and State departments and also for law enforcement and other civilian agencies.
- By Alfred Lumpkin
- Jan 19, 2012