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Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser system in a series of tests against representative airborne targets. Continue reading
Quadrocopters Using Radio-Based Local Position Measurement
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Ars Technica Futurelab Germany is using a system developed for tracking sports players to position their quadrocopters. It offers a much higher degree of accuracy than GPS based systems and works indoors or outside. Continue reading
US Department of Defense Directive on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
The US Department of Defense just issued a new Directive on Autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems. Continue reading
Charles River Analytics Announces New ISR Technology for Small UAS
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Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces Compact Aerial Video Exploitation (CAVE), a follow on contract for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Continue reading
F-16 Target Drone To Be Tested by US Air Force
The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group marked an important milestone in continuing to prepare the warfighter for tomorrow’s threats as the first QF-16 target drone arrived for developmental testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida., November 19. Continue reading
Chile Develops Lascar Domestic UAS
Rodrigo Hinzpeter, National Defence Minister of Chile, visited a Naval Base to witness the first test flight of the “Lascar” unmanned aircraft system which has been developed by the Chilean Army. Continue reading
Vietnam and Sweden to Make Medium-Range UAS
At the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between Vietnam and the Unmanned Group of Sweden on making unmanned aircraft held by VASA on November 20, Professor Nguyen Duc Cuong, VASA President, stressed the important role of the UAS in the field of defence and security, search and rescue, protection and management of forests. Continue reading
US Air Force May Reconsider Reaper/Predator Combat Air Patrol Levels
The US Air Force may revisit whether it makes sense to continue with plans to field and maintain 65 combat air patrols of MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, said Lt. Gen. Larry James, who oversees the Air Force’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance enterprise. Continue reading