by Carl Borsani | Oct 12, 2016 | Industry News
The intent behind the State Department’s new international policy for armed drones is admirable in principle but the declaration’s hoped-for real-world effect will fall short for three reasons. First, the combat effects of drones can be achieved through a variety of...
by Carl Borsani | Oct 12, 2016 | Industry News
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Advisory Board said there is no shortage of ideas and innovation in the military, but what is lacking is the means to share and build on innovative ideas. The board, which was created by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in March,...
by Carl Borsani | Sep 28, 2016 | Industry News
By making a detector’s pixels smarter than ever, DARPA aims to lay the foundation for multi-purpose imaging sensors that behave like many types of eyes at once. Picture a sensor pixel about the size of a red blood cell. Now envision a million of these pixels—a...
by Carl Borsani | Sep 26, 2016 | Industry News
NATIONAL HARBOR: The Pentagon’s biggest advocate of artificial intelligence just spoke to the Air Force Association for over an hour — and he didn’t mention drones. When Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work talks about autonomy, he’s much less interested in killer...
by Carl Borsani | Sep 26, 2016 | Industry News
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will get a new three-star general commander, the current commander of Air Force Research Laboratory. The Department of Defense announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Robert McMurryJr. has been nominated for promotion to Lieutenant...
by Carl Borsani | Sep 26, 2016 | Industry News
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that its Predator-series family of aircraft, including MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, has achieved a historic industry milestone: four million flight hours. The milestone was crossed on...