Unmanned vehicles to give warfighters information advantage by flying automated missions

The Mil & Aero Video Blog, 14 June 2011. Getting battelfield intelligence prior to a mission is crucial and a key to victory. To improve this capability for U.S. forces military researchers are looking into methods to manage sensor operations on unmanned vehicles as a way for warfighters to get a huge intelligence advantage before deploying.Please see also:MEMS-based miniature IMU for unmanned vehicles and first responders introduced by Analog Devices;Air Force parks first Global Hawk UAV at its new base in Grand Forks;UAV School for college students and combat UAVS launched from carriers: The Avionics Intelligence Report;Golf ball-sized thermal camera that weighs about an ounce introduced by DRS for unmanned vehicles;DARPA to develop rucksack-size, bird-like UAV for perch-and-stare persistent surveillance;Northrop Grumman to provide BAMS maritime surveillance UAV with ability to sense and avoid other aircraft;Boeing to adapt A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter to carry optical persistent surveillance, SIGINT payloads;Navy UCLASS program to develop carrier-based unmanned aircraft with surveillance and strike capability by 2018; andUAV PAYLOADS: Trident Systems to provide UAV payloads contract for persistent surveillance on small unmanned vehicles.