Taking advantage of emerging communications technologies and platforms, L-3 Communications keeps adding new capabilities to its VideoScout "intel-in-a-suitcase" system.
- By John Edwards
- Oct 01, 2012
The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a one-year, $28 million contract to provide software development support for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 28, 2012
The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain has tested a prototype of an unmanned underwater vehicle designed to detect mines in the course of a multinational naval exercise in the Persian Gulf.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 27, 2012
Officials in Yemen are awaiting a shipment of four AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven tactical unmanned aerial vehicles to use in the country's counter-terrorism efforts.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 27, 2012
The entire intelligence community needs to find more efficient methods to process ISR data into decision-making information for joint warfighters, says Lt. Gen. Larry James.
- By William Welsh
- Sep 21, 2012
A robotic four-legged robot that resembles a pack mule is being developed by Boston Dynamics for possible use by U.S. troops in terrain unsuitable for vehicles.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 14, 2012
The Navy successfully completed a launch of its newest small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) on Sept. 10 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake without using a runway.
- By William Welsh
- Sep 12, 2012
The Israeli air force has put its Heron TP back in service following an extended grounding of the fleet.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 10, 2012
ITT Exelis has delivered 500 anti-jam Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas to U.S. and allied military forces.
- By William Welsh
- Sep 07, 2012
A senior Defense Department official said Sept. 5 that 66 countries would be able to buy U.S.-built unmanned aerial vehices under new DOD guidelines.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 06, 2012
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is testing a new version of the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle that would offer the U.S. military a number of improvements over the Block 1 version in production for nearly a decade.
- By William Welsh
- Sep 05, 2012
The Australian Defence Force is pushing forward with plans to purchase seven large maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a cost of nearly $3 billion.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Sep 05, 2012