K-MAX: where’s Waldo?(click to view full) Unmanned drones for aerial surveillance are routine now. UAV systems that can use weapons are also routine. What isn’t routine yet is cargo resupply, but the Marines were asking for it in Afghanistan. That’s...
* Industry consultant Loren Thompson is convinced defense contractors need to start serious diversification efforts into commercial sectors: “[E]very factor that moves military demand is signaling a prolonged downturn in the market for what defense companies...