To ensure continuous coverage of its oceanic frontiers, the Indian navy would need six to eight Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
K-State University Hosts Commercial and Civil Small UAS Conference
The Commercial and Civil Small UAS Conference hosted by Kansas State University and the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department, will take place on Tuesday, June 12 in Wichita, Kansas. Continue reading
2012 Army Aviation Association of America Conference in Nashville
Major General Anthony G. Crutchfield, Commanding General of the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker
The military’s budget may shrink, but the outlook on Army aviation is optimistic, said the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence. Continue reading
NASA Tests Supersonic Aircraft Without Boom
Photo: Boeing
NASA is claiming a breakthrough in quiet supersonic aircraft, with successful wind tunnel tests of designs that combine low sonic boom and low cruise drag – characteristics once thought to be mutually exclusive. Continue reading
Bell & AAI Team on Manned-Unmanned Operations Lab
Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems operating unit AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, both Textron Inc. companies have teamed to develop a Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Laboratory in Huntsville, AL. to enable a software and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) development test capability using operationally relevant systems specific to manned unmanned teaming. Continue reading
AeroVironment Unveils ‘Mantis’ Suite of Gimballed Sensor Payloads
AeroVironment, Inc. unveiled a new miniature gimballed sensor payload on the battle-proven RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system at the Army Aviation Association of America Annual Professional Forum and Exposition yesterday.
Embedded Real-Time Operating System Software Secures Military Mission-Critical Data
The adoption of secure real-time operating system (RTOS) software and related embedded computing security software tools for military embedded systems continues to grow, driven by increased security threats and concerns, real and perceived. Continue reading
Raytheon’s Small Tactical Munition for UAS Scores Direct Hit
Raytheon Company‘s Small Tactical Munition Phase II scored a direct hit on a target during the weapon’s first guided flight test. Continue reading