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Unmanned K-Max Helicopter...

Unmanned K-Max Helicopter

| August 26, 2010 | 20 Views |

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Kaman Aerospace to develop an unmanned/manned version of Kaman’s K-Max cargo helicopter that will be deployed to support Centcom and Marine forces. The new Lockheed/Kaman adapted K-Max will pick up the Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) contract to develop an unmanned cargo helicopter as part of the Unmanned Air Systems...

TiGER Unmanned Aerial Grenade...

TiGER Unmanned Aerial Grenade

| July 28, 2010 | 180 Views |

MDBA has unveiled its new unmanned aerial grenade – the Tactical Grenade Enhanced Range or TiGER – at the 2010 Farnborough Air Show earlier this month. The TiGER – designed for use by small tactical ground units to counter snipers or destroy improvised explosive devices and other targets beyond the line of sight – consists of two 40mm grenades housed in a micro UAV...

Raytheon Unveil Laser Close-In Weapons S...

Raytheon Unveil Laser Close-In Weapons System

| July 24, 2010 | 137 Views |

Raytheon has recently unveiled its new Laser Close-In Weapons System at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow, England, 19 – 25th July. The new anti-aircraft laser is the first high-powered laser to successfully engage and destroy UAVs flying at 300mph from a distance of 2 miles. The high-powered laser, known as the Laser Weapons System (LaWS), sits atop the Navy’s Phalanx Close-In Weapons...

Navy Sea Robin Launch Canister System...

Navy Sea Robin Launch Canister System

| July 20, 2010 | 170 Views |

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will award a contract to Oceaneering for the development of a submerged launch system that would deploy a UAV launch canister from the torpedo tube of a nuclear submarine. The Launch Canister System (LCS), also known as Sea Robin, would shoot to the surface tethered by fiber optic cables. Once afloat, the Sea Robin would deploy the eXperiemental Fuel...

Highly Maneuverable DIY Drone...

Highly Maneuverable DIY Drone

| June 5, 2010 | 326 Views |

Check out this highly maneuverable DIY drone made by Daniel Mellinger, Dr. Nathan Michael, and Dr. Vijay Kumar at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. The quadrotor drone makes some impressive moves through some tight spaces, all with seemingly precision control. The demo is certainly an eye-opener as to how advanced the world of robotic drones is becoming. If this is the DIY UAV...

Navy Laser Weapons System...

Navy Laser Weapons System

| June 3, 2010 | 526 Views |

In the pursuit of new high-tech weaponry, the U.S Navy is working on a modification to the MK 15 Close In Weapon System (CIWS), also known as the Phalanx, which can take down enemy aircraft and vessels at sea. The new laser upgrade, known as the Laser Weapons System (LaWS) “successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed” a drone in midflight in recent tests over the waters off San...

X-51A Waverider Sets New Speed Record...

X-51A Waverider Sets New Speed Record

| May 28, 2010 | 591 Views |

The U.S. Air Forces’ hypersonic X-51A unmanned scramjet aircraft broke a new world speed record after flying at Mach 5 for 200 seconds. The X-51A was launched from the left wing of an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress flying at a height of 50,000 feet over the Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range, May 26th. X-51A Waverider Once deployed, the X-51A’s Army...

US Navy Drone Captures Drug Smugglers...

US Navy Drone Captures Drug Smugglers

| April 7, 2010 | 433 Views |

Drones are taking over aviation warfare and defense, and it’s not surprising, these unmanned aerial vehicles are proving so effective that they just can’t help doing the job, even during training. On the 3rd of April, whilst on a routine test flight a U.S. Navy Fire Scout spotted a go-fast boat suspected of carrying narcotics. Maintain a stealthy tail for three hours; the drone...

Project Anubis MAV...

| March 10, 2010 | 519 Views |

Unmanned Aircraft Systems company AeroVironment, has recently been awarded a $1.2 million Phase-III (typically the final development stage) Air Force contract for the completion of Project Anubis. While specifications remain scarce, Pentagon budget documents for FY2010 reveal Project Anubis as a “Tactical MAV for Time-Sensitive Fleeting Targets,” with the objective of...

AirMule VTOL UAV...

AirMule VTOL UAV

| January 26, 2010 | 821 Views |

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is currently developing a hover capable, VTOL drone primarily designed for medevac and cargo missions. The AirMule is a specialized UAV concept first unveiled back in 2008, but earlier this month the aircraft made it’s first successful (but tethered) liftoff. AirMule VTOL UAV The AirMule is powered by a 730shp Turbomeca Arriel I turboshaft...

U.S Army Universal Remote...

U.S Army Universal Remote

| December 20, 2009 | 926 Views |

The U.S. Army has been testing a new ‘universal remote’ to give troops complete control over drones, robots and surveillance equipment, in one simple Common Controller. The Common Controller device currently controls the Class I Unmanned Aerial System (aka the “flying beer keg“), the Multifunctional Utility/Logistics Equipment vehicle (a robotic cart) and the Small...

USAF Confirm News Skunk Works Stealth UA...

USAF Confirm News Skunk Works Stealth UAV

| December 6, 2009 | 1,855 Views |

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the existence of the “Beast of Kandahar” UAV spotted flying out of Afghanistan in late 2007. The confirmation comes after more pictures came to light on several military and aviation blogs. The jet aircraft known as the RQ-170 Sentinel, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, is a tailless flying wing with sensor pods faired into the upper...

UK MoD Calls For New Laser Equipped Stea...

UK MoD Calls For New Laser Equipped Stealth UAV

| November 10, 2009 | 1,043 Views |

In February, Great Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) unveiled its plans for modernizing its military. Similar to the US Military’s Future Combat System program, the new technology plan, to examine a “more cost-effective means of achieving the effects currently provided by manned aircraft and cruise missiles by using new concepts in [UAVs and] unmanned combat air...

Predator UAV Remote Workstation...

Predator UAV Remote Workstation

| August 21, 2009 | 878 Views |

Here is a great video clip showing how to remote control the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, and how to blast away a target anywhere in the world, from the comfort of your desk. The video is in fact just a simulation used in training, but this is exactly how the real job is done. Two agents, a pilot and sensor, sitting at a desk, literally playing computer war games, except this game...

iPhone Controls Military Drone...

iPhone Controls Military Drone

| August 11, 2009 | 1,068 Views |

Former F-18 Hornet Navy Pilot and MIT Professor, Missy Cummings, and her team of 30 students and undergrads, have developed an iPhone app able to control an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or military drone. The aim of the teams work at MIT’s Humans and Automation Lab (HAL), is to improve the unwieldy interactions between machines and their human controllers. In this instance, it...

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