First-Ever Helicopter-Based Firing of High Energy Laser (See in Action)
Raytheon and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64...
GPS III in Full Production: LM GPS II, Ready to Begin Env Testing
In a specialized cleanroom designed to streamline satellite production, Lockheed Martin is in full production building GPS III, the world's most powerful GPS satellites.
The company's second GPS III satellite is now assembled and...
Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Humans or GPS (Multi-Video)
Phase 1 of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida.
Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported researchers huddled under shade...
Airborne Drones on Patrol, the Answer to Public Safety Policing (Video)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s, commonly known as drones, will soon be a common sight over border zones, crime hotspots and city streets, as public safety and security officials and police departments...
Unmanned Systems the New Weapon for Terrorist Attacks (See in Action)
Long a tool of US allies trying to foil improvised explosive devices, unmanned systems now may be entering the fray against friendly forces.
Lt. Gen. Michael H. Shields, USA, director, Joint...
US General Warns of Out-of-Control Killer Robots (See Video)
By Ryan Browne, CNN
America's second-highest ranking military officer, Gen. Paul Selva, advocated Tuesday for "keeping the ethical rules of war in place lest we unleash on humanity a set of robots that...
NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse (Video)
More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and NASA wants everyone who will witness this celestial phenomenon to do so safely.
That Monday, a...
DHS S&T Award to Collect Digital Forensics from Drones (Learn More)
The role of drones in criminal activity has increased significantly in recent years.
Accordingly, such devices frequently contain vital evidence, including user information, connected mobile devices and computers, onboard cameras and video...
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Acquire Airbus H125 (Video)
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in California has strengthened its public safety capabilities with the acquisition of two new Airbus Helicopters H125 AStars, the best-selling law enforcement helicopter in the country.
Airbus...
Battelle’s DroneDefender Impresses at Black Dart Event (See in Action)
Battelle DroneDefender systems are non-kinetic cUAS solutions developed to instantaneously defend airspace against commercial drones without compromising safety or risking collateral damage.
Federal and defense authorities stage the annual Black Dart Event...
