ScanEagle Robot Plane Shows Promise With USMC in Iraq

ScanEagle Robot Plane Shows Promise With USMC in Iraq

ScanEagle returns ScanEagle is a relatively low-cost robot aircraft at $100,000 a copy – but then, it was originally designed to find tuna schools not terrorists. The U.S. Marine Corps is currently using an upgraded version of the aircraft in Iraq, where its...
ScanEagle Robot Plane Shows Promise With USMC in Iraq

Lightening the Load With Solar Power

A $1.6 million contract with Konarka Technologies Inc. for an unspecified number of flexible solar panels aims to lighten the load for U.S. troops, who must transport and carry batteries to power everything from night vision goggles to GPS units. In the immediate...