Predatory Practices By Raytheon
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed an advanced common ground control system, or CGCS, for the U.S. Air Force to address mission capability needs for the Predator unmanned aircraft system.
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Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Tailless Jet Scheduled For Carrier Demo
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The first of two X-47B carrier demonstration system air vehicles is well over 50 percent complete and ahead of its build schedule.
Read MoreMQ-8B Fire Scout VUAS First Flight Flawless
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) prepares to move forward with selective demonstrations after conducting the first flight of its company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS) designated as "P6." The flight was conducted at the Webster Field Annex portion of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. P6 is part an on-going effort to expand upon the development capabilities of the MQ-8B Fire Scout.
Read MoreTalking About Space And Defense…
The command chiefs will once again bring their unique perspectives to the Strategic Space and Defense conference via an important panel discussion about the on-the-ground reality in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other theaters around the globe, conference organizers have confirmed. The panel, "Frontline Views of the Chiefs," will take place on Wednesday, October 8th at 1430 hrs.
Read MoreReaper UAS Completes First Weapons Engagement In Iraq
An MQ-9 Reaper dropped a 500-pound bomb against an anti-Iraqi target Aug. 16 in one of the first weapons engagements for the unmanned aircraft system. The Reaper began flying combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 18th and joined the MQ-1 Predator as another UAS (unmanned aircraft system) patrolling the sky to protect coalition forces.
Read MoreAny Interest In Invisibility? (Off Topic, But Intriguing, To Say The Least)
Invisibility has long existed in the realm of imagination and fantasy, but for Army scientists and researchers studying ways to apply the latest technology to save Soldiers' lives, fantasy is slowly becoming a reality. Dr. Richard Hammond, a theoretical physicist who works in Optical Physics and Imaging Science at the U.S. Army's Research Office, participated in a blogger's roundtable to discuss the developments in the field of negative index materials research and meta materials.
Read MoreHypres Hankerin’ To Help ONR With Digital-RF Goodies
Hypres Inc. has delivered two Digital-RFTM receiver systems to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). The systems are designed to serve as versatile test beds for evaluating Digital-RF technology for wireless communications applications such as satellite and tactical communications, signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and software defined radio.
Read MoreWunderWAN Technology To Be Demo’d By Expand Networks
Expand Networks has announced the Company will demonstrate WAN Optimization over Low Bandwidth High Latency Links at the Defense, Communications and Information Technology event at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale from August 19th to August 21st. Product briefings and demonstrations will be conducted at booth 1213.
Read MoreUAV Base Preference Voiced
Gen. John D.W. Corley, Air Combat Command commander, with concurrence from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, announced today that Holloman AFB, New Mexico, is the preferred potential location for an additional unmanned aircraft system formal Training unit. This is the first step in a series of actions that could lead to the initial stand-up of FTU operations for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper combat operators, estimated to start in 2009, pending a favorable environmental impact analysis.
Read MoreThis Unmanned Raptor Leaves AirSpace For Inner-Space At USAF Museum
Officials from industry, the Air Force, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force, gathered for the opening of the new RQ-4A Global Hawk exhibit August 12th at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAV) that sends near-real-time reconnaissance imagery to air, ground, and sea forces.
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