Category: system

A light ISR platform at low operating costs

Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has launched a new demonstrator dedicated to showcasing the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of its Baron G58 piston-engine aircraft. video...

Commercial Use of Drones – Cons and Pros

    audio here Huge commercial potential of UAVs has already prompted many entrepreneurs to start using them in their businesses. Drones are already in great demand among filmmakers who seek impressive camera shots....

1st Global Hawk flight over Europe

1st Global Hawk flight over Europe

The aircraft flew from an air base in the Mediterranean and across several European countries, including the UK, as part of a NATO trial known as Unified Vision 2014. The flights aim to assist...

US Coast Guard: $69M to LM for Maritime Control

Lockheed Martin received from the prime, Huntington Ingalls Industries, a $69 million contract to support the United States Coast Guard’s efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats. Huntington Ingalls Industries builds the NSC hulls...

Google Glass App for Geospatial Intelligence

Google Glass App for Geospatial Intelligence

BAE Systems developed a new mobile app that can be used with Google Glass ™ for hands-free geospatial intelligence data collection and photo reporting from anywhere in the field. The GXP Xplorer ® Snap...

Top 5 Trends In Simulation Training

Top 5 Trends In Simulation Training

Presagis has released a report that talks about how the top five trends – from advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to new types of training scenarios – are shaping the simulated training environments now,...

US Navy Autonomous Aerial Cargo and Utility System

US Navy Autonomous Aerial Cargo and Utility System

The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated the Autonomous Aerial Cargo and Utility System (AACUS), which allows current, full-size helicopters to be remotely controlled by a tablet device. Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, USN, chief of naval...

Army cleared to fly next-generation eye-in-the-sky

Army cleared to fly next-generation eye-in-the-sky

Approval has been given for the Army’s own pilots to begin live-flying the unarmed Watchkeeper from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire; up until now it has been only been trialled by industry. Gathering crucial information...