Shipboard Firefighting Robots Being Developed
The new $17.2 million Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., is …
Unmanned Systems
Droning on Around Us
Look, up in the sky … It’s a bird! It’s a plane. It’s a … drone?
While those are not …
Interview With Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), CEO, Mav6
In July 2006, Lt. Gen. David Deptula was appointed as the U.S. Air Force’s first deputy chief of staff for …
The Future of Mine Countermeasures
This year, the Navy commissions its third and fourth littoral combat ships, or LCS, a revolutionary new warship design that …
Controversy as Government Opens American Skies to Drones
Homeland security was on everyone’s mind three years ago when officials in Hawaii purchased a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), …
Fire Scout Takes Off in New Direction
Just two weeks after the U.S. Navy announced the temporary suspension of flight operations for its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned …
Latest Edition of Defense Debuts at Sea-Air-Space Exposition: Digital Edition Available Now
The newest edition of Faircount Media Group’s Defense debuts at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2012 Exposition held April 16-18, at …
Worldwide Warplane Programs Update
In matters of defense aerospace, 2011 will be remembered as a year in which vital decisions about acquisition, policy, and …
iRobot Expands and Enhances Robotic Systems
The recent 2012 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, provided a venue for …
U.S. Army Seeks Nano Unmanned Aerial System
The U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) has requested information from industry to help identify potential sources for a new …