Soldier Borne Sensors
By the next year, the U.S. Army plans to equip the individual warfighter with an autonomous Soldier Based Sensors (SBS) based on a miniature drone. The Army is evaluating different off the shelf solutions for this applications.
Future Drones: Smarter and Deadlier
Today military forces use Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in many roles, primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) supporting all echelons, from the strategic...
Future Drones: Mission Systems’ Automation
This post continues our discussion on Future Drones Mission autonomy evolved parallel to the automation of piloting functions. Such capabilities are derived from mission payloads...
Future Drones: Minimizing Dependence on Human Skills
This post continues our discussion on Future Drones Although unmanned aircraft do not require a pilot to fly, they do need significant human control and...
Future Drones: Essential Changes Lead to Higher Autonomy
This post continues our discussion on Future Drones Significant changes are required to make such autonomy a reality.
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Inherent to their unmanned operation UAVs are...