BNSF Railway Company this summer will test low-level surveillance methods necessary for beyond-visual line-of-sight operations for small unmanned air systems (sUAS), a critical capability in the company’s plans for autonomous unmanned track inspections.
While recent “freedom of navigation” (FON) operations involving China have garnered most of the headlines lately, the Defense Department earlier this month released a list of all the nations whose territorial claims it challenged last year.
Darpa programs exploit moves to open up weapon-system architectures and enable faster, cheaper upgrades to the capabilities and technologies of today’s platforms.
Though sanctions have been lifted, congressman points out Iran’s ties to terrorism | Pentagon’s acquisition chief open to staying in job beyond this presidency | Congressman tries to cap National Security Council size.
Problems with vehicle weight, integration with its Atlas V launch vehicle and new software requirements have pushed the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle into 2018, the company said Wednesday.
Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet emerging in second place, while the Eurofighter Typhoon came in third, having been judged last in three out of the four criteria, the officials said in Copenhagen on May 12.
While the U.S. Navy still plans to replace its EP-3 Aries with the MQ-4 Triton UAS, the intelligence community continues to want manned aircraft to fulfill some missions, those familiar with service aerial surveillance programs say.
To help keep its overtaxed fleet of F-18-related aircraft flying, the U.S. Navy earlier this month awarded Boeing about $24.6 million in deals for parts and components.
Eliminating terminal radars and developing hybrid TCAS are among the mitigations the FAA is considering to keep frequency congestion at bay beyond 2020.
NASA on Red Dragon Mars mission: “This is a technology demonstration of what we consider to be one of the most critical technologies for us to get humans to Mars.”
Romanian missile defense site now operational; U.S. Air Force awards GPS III contracts; F-35s undergo four-ship mission tests; India integrates weapons on light combat helicopter.
NASA expects to spend “on the order of $30 million” helping SpaceX send a modified Dragon vehicle to the surface of Mars in the 2018 planetary launch window.
SpaceX confirmed the parachute-assisted splashdown of the automated Dragon space freighter in Pacific waters about 262 mi. southwest of Long Beach, California, at 2:54 p.m. EDT.
An Australian program to deploy Gulfstream G550s adapted for electromagnetic missions is far more ambitious than it appeared to be when revealed in January.
Eight months after opening its first outpost in Silicon Valley, having learned what works and what does not when it comes to engaging commercial entrepreneurs, the Pentagon is rebooting its Defense Innovation Unit – Experimental (DIUx).
