We all know about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s wild infrared sensor technology, called the Distributed Aperture System, that will (someday) allow pilots to see in a complete bubble for miles around their airplane. If, and when, the system comes online, it will allow F-35 jocks to literally look through the floor of their aircraft by viewing images […]
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With the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff telling lawmakers yesterday that the Pentagon may not be able to buy as many F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as planned, it seems like a good time to share the results of a poll we ran two weeks ago asking whether the Marines should buy F-22s instead of F-35Bs. […]
So Army aviation officials revealed yesterday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference that they are looking to field a new generation of attack and utility helicopters by 2030. What could that helo look like? Well, Sikorsky has a few ideas on display here that are based on its coaxial rotor technology — […]
Yesterday we showed you ArmorWorks’ Hyena light all terrain truck. The jeep-like vehicle can carry five special operators and two litters at high-speeds all while armed with up to four machine guns and ISR and communications gear. One of the coolest features of the truck is its TactiCam camouflage system. TactiCam features lightweight panels of randomley generated 3-D […]
Ok, so it’s not remotely a UAV, but Boeing’s proposed replacement for the 707-based E-8 Joint STARS radar jets would do an awful lot of what we’ve come to associate with drones — spying-on and killing bad guys. As you may know, Boeing is pitching a new ground-scanning radar jet called P-8 Airborne Ground Surveillance based on […]
