AeroVironment has unveiled a new miniature gimbaled sensor payload on the RQ-11B Raven mini-UAV.
Continue reading “AeroVironment unveils modular gimbaled sensor payload for RQ-11B”
Category: UAV
Sokol to develop armed drone for Russia
Tranzas and Sokol will be developing an armed drone for the Russian military. Sokol will be in charge of designing the five-ton aircraft while Tranzas will develop the electronics.
[thumb]http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120402/172548326.html[/thumb]
USMC Brigadier: Full-motion video is as alluring as pornography
Speaking at the TechNet Land Forces conference in Tucson, Arizona, the former commander of the 13 Marine Expeditionary Unit warned that U.S. military commanders are slowly being addicted to the full-motion video provided by ISR platforms and moving towards centralized decision-making and just-in-time decisions.
[thumb]http://www.afcea.org/signal/signalscape/index.php/2012/03/30/16642/[/thumb]
Raven guards Vandenberg during space launches
Vandenberg Air Force Base has switched from using ATVs, security checkpoints and mounted ground patrol to the Raven UAV for clearing the area around the base before any satellite launch.
[thumb]http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vandenberg-rocket-drones-20120329,0,274898.story[/thumb]
Cocos Islands could house U.S. drones
The United States is eyeing CoCos Islands in the Indian Ocean as a potential base for its Global Hawk UAV, according to media reports.
Continue reading “Cocos Islands could house U.S. drones”