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GPS: Smaller, faster, jam-proof, and nearly everywhere
Missile systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) payloads, soldier radios, and other applications are seeing the benefits of miniaturization and enhanced performance in Global Positioning System (GPS)...
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New capabilities on the way for airborne maritime surveillance radars
Airborne maritime surveillance radars play a central role in the global homeland defense of more than 315,000 miles of worldwide coastline. While considered state-of-the-art, these radars continue to...
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Unmanned underwater vehicles modernize U.S. Navy’s sea-mine-hunting capabilities
Since the end of World War II, sea mines have damaged or sunk four times more U.S. Navy ships than all other types of attacks. In the future, advances in fully autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicles...
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Vetronics designers focus on reduced SWaP-C and enhanced C4ISR
Government cutbacks may be slowing vetronics upgrades, but the defense industry is still focusing on initiatives to reduce size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), as well as investing in command,...
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Evolution of military navigation is well underway
Military navigation is undergoing several significant changes – including the introduction of international satellite constellations, a transition from Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module...
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Unmanned aircraft systems enable tactical ISR
The U.S. Department of Defense’s fleet of unmanned aircraft systems enables tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) – without endangering military personnel and at a lower cost...
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Unmanned undersea vehicles are "embracing nature" and evolving quickly
Unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) are pushing boundaries and evolving in innovative ways – often drawing design inspiration from nature – to carry out a variety of military missions. By drawing design...
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Unmanned ground vehicle pilots drones for "eye in the sky"
By Sally Cole, Senior Editor By pairing sensors on an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with one or more unmanned aerial systems (UASs), Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) researchers in San Antonio,...
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