Anti-swarm surveillance, next-generation tiltrotors, and automatic shoot-back on Rapid Fire
NASHUA, N.H., 11 June 2014. Anti-swarm surround surveillance for Navy surface ships, the next-generation tiltrotor aircraft, and Army vehicles that can automatically return fire highlight this week's Rapid Fire interview with John Keller and Ernesto Burden of Military & Aerospace Electronics.
Each week the Military & Aerospace Electronics exclusive Rapid Fire interview at Google Hangouts highlights and discusses the top three stories of this week, chosen by John Keller, chief editor of Military & Aerospace Electronics.
Readers can see the top three stories for Rapid Fire this week online. Click on the headlines below for details and complete stories.
Navy considers 360-degree multispectral persistent surveillance for surface ship defense
Aurora Flight Sciences joins Sikorsky in next phase of project to design new tiltrotor
Army wants vehicle-protection systems that detect incoming enemy fire and shoot back automatically
John Keller | Editor
John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.