The U.S. Air Forces Central and U.S. Army Central led an operational capability test of MITRE‘s CARPE Dronvm smartphone application for detecting suspicious drone activity. The app was tested in a 50-kilometer
MoreAn experimental unmanned pseudo satellite designed by a BAE Systems subsidiary was able to fly above 66,000 feet to the stratosphere and return to the ground during a 24-hour test flight. The
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The collection of geospatial intelligence could become a persistent and global practice in the next two decades, says Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. In a speech at
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The U.S. Navy achieved initial operating capability for the mine countermeasures mission package and AN/AQS-20 sonar mine detection sets installed on its littoral combat ships. The systems and sensors passed operational testing
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Top Department of the Air Force leaders recently delivered a posture statement to the House Armed Services Committee to make a case for the department’s $215.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2024. In the joint
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The Defense Innovation Unit is inviting proposals to prototype an autonomous ground vehicle navigation system for reconnaissance or logistics missions in high-risk unmapped or remote locations. DIU said the Department of Defense
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The U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration completed a demonstration of the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System for transporting combat supplies. The drone-like aircraft is highly automated and capable of lifting up
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The Naval Air Systems Command completed the second series of sea trials of the CH-53K King Stallion aboard the USS Arlington amphibious dock vessel. The heavy lift helicopter was evaluated for performance
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Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cited the defense supply chain and the pacing challenge of China as some of the key priorities to justify the $842
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A tetralogy of case studies conducted by RAND Corp. implied the need for the U.S. Air Force to upgrade its electronic warfare integrated reprogramming enterprise in order to respond more quickly to
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