The Air Force has upwards of 70,000 persons working to process all of the data and footage it is gathering from unmanned aerial vehicles in an effort to detect patterns worth exploiting in the pursuit of insurgents in Afghanistan and other global hot spots.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 13, 2012
The Marine Corps is adding capabilities to its fleet of unmanned aerial systems, including the deployment of an unmanned cargo helicopter.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Feb 10, 2012
Unmanned systems and robotics may become a lesser priority as the wars draw down, but innovation will continue, DOD official says.
- By Amber Corrin
- Feb 10, 2012
The Navy's unmanned aerial system programs are taking off with its UCAS-D aircraft readying for carrier trials and maritime surveillance aircraft preparing for flight tests.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Feb 10, 2012
The Army's top unmanned aircraft systems will receive upgrades that emphasize increased endurance and weapons capability.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Feb 09, 2012
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just completed its first outdoor test of a semi-autonomous, four-legged robot that ultimately will be used by soldiers and Marines to haul upwards of 400 pounds of squad gear at a time.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 08, 2012
Significant advances in the design of sensor systems for unmanned aerial vehicles enable a single payload to carry multiple sensors, which cuts weight and increases mission time.
- By Terry Costlow
- Feb 08, 2012
Special Operations forces are looking at a rise in numbers and also exploring new reconnaissance capabilities in a time when they will be relied on more heavily to spearhead U.S. military efforts around the globe.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 08, 2012
North Korea is trying to develop unmanned aircraft by studying imported U.S. target drones obtained from the Middle East.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 06, 2012
The Marine Corps is using the K-MAX remotely piloted helicopter to deliver supplies to Marines in the field in Afghanistan.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 06, 2012
NATO has found a funding solution for its Alliance Ground Surveillance system intended to help its member nations deploy joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 06, 2012
Scientists at Georgia Tech are looking closely at how snakes move in order to make robots capable of conducting searches for survivors in collapsed buildings and other critical surveillance missions.
- By Henry Kenyon
- Feb 03, 2012