Editorial

Battlefield commanders’ new favorite tool
Unmanned vehicles are the tool of choice among commanders looking to gain advantages on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.

Market

Market analysts see strong growth for UAV market
The global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market continues to grow at a substantial pace, mostly driven by the U.S. military, say market analysts in the U.S. and United Kingdom.

News

Boeing and SAIC award Honeywell contract to develop FCS Class I UAVs
Boeing in St. Louis and partner Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), functioning as the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) program, awarded a contract to Honeywell Defense & Space Electronic Systems to develop the Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAVS).

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center selects iRobot PackBot for CBRN Detection Robot
Officials at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., have announced that the iRobot PackBot EOD robot from iRobot Corp. in Burlington, Mass., has been selected as the platform of choice to create a new advanced radiation and chemical detection robot.

General Dynamics Robotic Systems wins U.S. Navy USV contract
Officials at The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) in San Diego have awarded General Dynamics Robotic Systems (GDRS) in Westminster, Md., an $8.5 million contract for two Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for the Littoral Combat Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Module.

New Global Hawk production aircraft surpass 1,000 combat hours
Two new Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, built by Northrop Grumman Corp., have flown approximately 50 missions and more than 1,000 combat hours in support of coalition forces since their deployment in the Persian Gulf in January of this year.

Features

New UGV technologies hit the ground running in urban and off-road environments
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), an integral part of the U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems, continue to advance in technology and functionality, as evidenced by recent releases from industry vendors.

UUVs to benefit undersea combat forces
Industry innovators are launching competitive designs of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), with the winners earning an early slot in the U.S. Navy’s UUV Master Plan.

DARPA NAV program seeks to make insect-like surveillance UAVs a reality
U.S. military researchers are kicking off a project to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the nano air vehicle (NAV), which is roughly the size of a dragonfly, to perform covert surveillance and reconnaissance missions in important and dangerous areas.

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