In an effort to cut costs and avoid civilian casualties, manufacturers are developing small ‘smart bombs,’ drones that resemble model planes and microscopic crystals to tag enemy targets. Under mounting pressure to keep its massive budget in check, the Pentagon is looking to cheaper, smaller weapons to wage war in the 21st century.
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates ISR & Battlefield Communication Technologies at Empire Challenge 11 Exercises
Lockheed Martin is demonstrating its full range of ISR and battlefield communication technologies at the Empire Challenge 11 exercises at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
L-3 Mission Integration Expands ISR Demo at Empire Challenge 2011
L-3 Mission Integration announced that it is demonstrating an advanced suite of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems providing fully integrated, collaborative airborne networked multi-intelligence capability at the U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011, which runs through June 3 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Raytheon Demos Advanced ISR Visualization and Analytic Capabilities
Raytheon Company is showcasing its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) visualization and analytic capabilities system, Sentinel Thunder, during this year’s Empire Challenge May 23 to June 3 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
DIY Drones Open Source UAS at Maker Faire, California
Chris Anderson shows off his open source UAS developed by the online community at DIYDrones at the annual Maker Faire held San Mateo, California last weekend on the outskirts of Silicon Valley.
Hand-Held Device to Control UAS from Front Line
A small Phoenix-based company is using federal grants to develop technology that will allow U.S. Army soldiers to control UAS for resupply missions, surveillance and zeroing in on targets. Handheld controllers will use Kutta Technologies Inc.’s software so frontline troops can control UAS in a way similar to video gaming.
Microsemi Completes Acquisition of AML Communications, Inc.
Microsemi Corporation a provider of semiconductor technology , announced that its acquisition of AML Communications, Inc. closed on Friday, May 27, 2011.
Raytheon Gets $83M Contract for Unmanned Decoys
The Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Arizona., received the go-ahead to start lot 4 low-rate initial production of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) under terms of an $83 million U.S. Air Force contract announced last Friday.