by [email protected] | Jun 27, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A USMC plan to equip their AN/TWQ-1 Avenger low-altitude air defense units with a 30-kilowatt laser weapon is progressing well. The Office of Naval Research is spearheading the Ground-Based Air Defense (GBAD) Directed Energy On-The-Move concept demonstrator...
by [email protected] | Jun 24, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy has announced the operational testing of an MQ-4C, which successfully transmitted full motion video to a P-8A via the Common Data Link (CDL). During the flight, the UAV had to use its electro-optical/infrared camera to build situational...
by [email protected] | Jun 22, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon’s high powered microwave demonstrator capable of disabling the electronics on small UAVs five-year sustainment package for its AC/RC-208 fleet that includes: operational, intermediate, and depot-level maintenance; spare parts; component...
by [email protected] | Jun 21, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Sikorsky has announced that its VH-92A Marine One helicopter VH-92A program is the subsystem critical design review of the helicopter at the end of next month, and that is expected to take place earlier than scheduled. * Members of the International...