Coast Guard Vessels Serve from Harbors to High Seas
The U.S. Coast Guard has a daunting task of protecting and defending the maritime domain from the Middle East to …
Unmanned Systems
Army Geospatial Center
With headquarters in Alexandria, Va., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Army Geospatial Center (AGC) serves as the ground …
Coast Guard Aviation Modernizes and Networks Its Aircraft Fleets
In May 2013, a P-3 Orion patrol aircraft of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cued the CGC Bertholf to …
X-47B UCAS-D to UCLASS: The Road Ahead
The accomplishments of the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) test program this past summer have been a …
Never Again, Again! The Legacy of Pearl Harbor
Seven decades and a Cold War away, Pearl Harbor likely seems little more than a movie event to young people …
DARPA Robotics Challenge Receives Assistance from Polaris Ranger
When the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge holds a demonstration at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. …
UAS Launched from Submerged U.S. Navy Submarine
Special operators may soon have a new unmanned aerial system (UAS) capability to call on, thanks to the successful launch …
The Dark Side of Unmanned Systems Autonomy
“My view is that technology sets the parameters of the possible; it creates the potential for a military revolution.”
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MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Makes Two-In-One First Flight
The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter made its first flight, actually two flights, at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Magu, …
Thales Watchkeeper WK450 UAV
The Thales Group released a video highlighting the capabilities of their Watchkeeper WK450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which they are …