More in Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance

Sep 29, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

New Sensors, Payloads Expanding Small UAS Capabilities 6

Electronics miniaturization coupled with propulsion and airframe upgrades are making smaller unmanned aircraft increasing capable in a widening range of roles....More
Sep 12, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

France To Weaponize General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers

France’s decision to arm its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAVs, otherwise used for surveillance, signals the conclusion of a debate on the use of a lethal weapon from an unmanned platform....More
Aug 30, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Automating The Intel War Against Islamic State Militants

U.S. Air Force is exploring ways to use automation and artificial intelligence to ease the workload on Distributed Common Ground System intelligence gatherers....More
Jun 6, 2017

Article

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Skunk Works Hints At SR-72 Demonstrator Progress 159

Lockheed Martin says hypersonic technologies are now sufficiently mature to enable progress towards a demonstrator for its Mach 6-capable follow-on to the SR-71....More
May 5, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Intrigue Surrounds Heavily Modified Global Business Jet 22

Closely guarded Global Express could be destined for service with the UAE Air Force....More
Apr 13, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Can Aurora Orion UAV Extend Trump Border Wall Over Water? 4

Aurora Flight Sciences’ long-endurance Orion UAV is hoping to transition from tech demonstration to deployed military system....More
Mar 30, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Startup Could Revolutionize Data Collection From Space 4

Using mass-production, York Space Systems plans to lower the barrier of entry to space....More
Mar 28, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

DARPA’s Gremlin UAVs Could Enable Next Step In Air Warfare

Dynetics and General Atomics move to the next phase of a DARPA program to validate air launch and recovery of multiple small unmanned aircraft called Gremlins....More
Mar 6, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Islamic State’s New Weapon Of Choice: Off-the-Shelf Drones 78

Militants in Iraq and Syria are adapting consumer drones and micro-UAVs for surveillance missions and deadly strikes....More
Mar 5, 2017

Article

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Pictures: Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel Sighting In California 28

New photos of the still classified U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle have emerged from Vandenberg AFB, California....More
Feb 15, 2017

Commentary

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Scientists Look To GPS Sensors For Forecasting Dangerous Solar Storms 7

A major solar event knocked out telegraph service in 1859, so imagine what a direct solar storm hit on Earth would do to our wired economies today....More
Feb 9, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Beijing Signals Carrier Plans With AEW Mockup 15

A propeller-driven AEW indicated by a mockup would probably need catapults, which would be hard to justify unless China plans several carriers with catapults....More
Feb 8, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Evolved Standard Missile Extends Reach Of U.S. Defenses 7

The supersized Raytheon/MHI Standard Missile-3 Block 2A is on track for deployment in 2018 following a successful intercept test....More
Jan 27, 2017

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Air Force Pushes Open-System Standards Into Programs 6

Hope that reduced integration costs will free up funding for more frequent capability upgrades is behind industry’s willingness to embrace open avionics standards and increased competition, says U.S. Air Force....More
Dec 9, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Air Force Is Looking For A Long-Range Stealthy UAV 9

USAF is “aggressively” pursuing a long-range, stealthy unmanned surveillance aircraft to go places its high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2S and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk cannot....More
Dec 5, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

UTAS Designing Hyperspectral Sensor For Global Hawk

UTC Aerospace Systems is expanding its MS-177 "family" to include two hyperspectral configurations with embedded autonomy....More
Nov 28, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Prepares For Guam Deployment 5

After 10 years of development, the Navy’s $14 billion MQ-4C Triton program is preparing its fifth and sixth aircraft for deployment to Guam....More
Oct 28, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Seoul Pushes Quicker Path To Thwarting North Korean Missiles 14

South Korean Massive Punishment and Retaliation is a plan to go after Kim Jong Un and other top North Korean leaders if they launch a nuclear attack....More
Oct 20, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

The Week In Defense, Oct. 20-27, 2016

In this week’s roundup: India buys Russian SAMs; Taiwan begins production of a Patriot-like air defense system; U.S. Air Force prepares to send a powerful telescope to Australia; and Malaysia gets an up-close look at Typhoon fighters....More
Oct 13, 2016

Article

Aviation Week & Space Technology

The Week In Defense, Oct. 13-20, 2016

In this week’s roundup: DigitalGlobe acquisition adds to its analysis prowess; Bangladesh buys a C295W; Raytheon wraps up risk-reduction testing on GPS III OCX; and the U.S. Army opts for a new version of the Switchblade UAV....More
Sep 27, 2016

Video

AviationWeek.com

AeroVironment’s Blackwing UAS Connects Submarines, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles 4

AeroVironment developed its Blackwing small unmanned aircraft system to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for submerged submarines. Now the company has demonstrated how its UAS can act as a digital communications relay, enabling the sub to control a swarm of unmanned underwater vehicles....More

Connect With Us

More in Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance

New Sensors, Payloads Expanding Small UAS Capabilities 6

France To Weaponize General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers

Automating The Intel War Against Islamic State Militants

Skunk Works Hints At SR-72 Demonstrator Progress 159

Intrigue Surrounds Heavily Modified Global Business Jet 22

Can Aurora Orion UAV Extend Trump Border Wall Over Water? 4

Startup Could Revolutionize Data Collection From Space 4

DARPA’s Gremlin UAVs Could Enable Next Step In Air Warfare

Islamic State’s New Weapon Of Choice: Off-the-Shelf Drones 78

Pictures: Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel Sighting In California 28

Scientists Look To GPS Sensors For Forecasting Dangerous Solar Storms 7

Beijing Signals Carrier Plans With AEW Mockup 15

Evolved Standard Missile Extends Reach Of U.S. Defenses 7

U.S. Air Force Pushes Open-System Standards Into Programs 6

U.S. Air Force Is Looking For A Long-Range Stealthy UAV 9

UTAS Designing Hyperspectral Sensor For Global Hawk

U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Prepares For Guam Deployment 5

Seoul Pushes Quicker Path To Thwarting North Korean Missiles 14

The Week In Defense, Oct. 20-27, 2016

The Week In Defense, Oct. 13-20, 2016

AeroVironment’s Blackwing UAS Connects Submarines, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles 4

Defense: Market Briefing

Inside the Knowledge Center

How to Reduce Program Risk with ECAD/MCAD Collaboration

Model-Based Definition Powering Digital Twin as Single Source of Truth

Composites Trends In The Aerospace & Defense Industry

2021 GADSS Autonomous Distress Tracking Mandate (ADT): How Should Airlines Comply?

Moving Workloads to the Cloud

Special Topics

Future of Services for Airlines

Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

AviationWeek.com

Site Features

Aviation Week Network

Follow Us

Search AviationWeek.com

Penton Corporate