Volume 30, Issue 1

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Uncrewed

Multispectral UAV sensor payloads help Marines find hidden beach mines

Jan. 2, 2019
Electro-optics experts at Arete Associates in Northridge, Calif., are building multispectral unmanned aircraft sensor payloads to help unmanned helicopters detect and pinpoint...
Uncrewed

High-energy laser weapons, anti-drone systems, and the future of warfare

Jan. 2, 2019
One of the defense world’s newest and most promising innovations is the high-energy laser weapon system. It is the most advanced and capable concept for a tactical, ground-based...
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Uncrewed

Navy sponsors experiment to demonstrate UAV technology to deliver cargo to ships at sea

Jan. 2, 2019
U.S. Navy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experts are inviting industry to participate in experiments in March to demonstrate ways of using UAVs to deliver cargo to and from ships...
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Uncrewed

Northrop Grumman to build three Global Hawk long-range surveillance UAVs for Japan

Jan. 2, 2019
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experts at Northrop Grumman Corp. will build three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30i long-range surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the government...
Uncrewed

Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles and jet fighters to fire lasers by early 2020s

Jan. 2, 2019
The U.S. Air Force one day will fire laser weapons from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and jet fighters to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes, and incinerate...

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Uncrewed

Squad X uses unmanned vehicles to improve situational awareness for infantry

Jan. 2, 2019
The first test of DARPA’s Squad X Experimentation program demonstrated the ability to extend and enhance the situational awareness of infantry squads.
Uncrewed

Marines want robot vehicles to carry infantry packs into battle

Jan. 2, 2019
The U.S. Marine Corps has put out a request to industry to learn whether defense firms can build an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designed to carry extra ammo, packs, food, and...
Uncrewed

Airbus uses advanced flight control in unprecedented drone swarm demonstration

Jan. 2, 2019
Over the Baltic Sea in a test zone controlled by Germany, European aerospace and defense giant Airbus has demonstrated the ability of a drone team to interact intelligently with...
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Trusted Computing

Air Force eyes secure networking for shared situational awareness in SATCOM-denied environments

Jan. 2, 2019
U.S. Air Force researchers are kicking off a potential half-billion-dollar program to develop secure networking for battlefield data that intelligently distributes information...
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Defense Executive

Collins Aerospace to provide secure radio communications cryptography

Jan. 2, 2019
Secure radio communications experts at Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (formerly Rockwell Collins) will provide advanced cryptography for U.S. military aircraft radios...
RF/Analog

Directed-energy weapons like lasers and microwaves are the future of defense

Jan. 1, 2019
If the Pentagon intends to be laser-focused in its goal to improve directed-energy weapons, it has just a few years to decide whether it wants to invest heavily in the new technology...