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Raytheon’s Speed-of-Light Protection System Can Shield Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Raytheon’s Speed-of-Light Protection System Can Shield Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Raytheon’sCommon Infrared Counter Measures solution for U.S. Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army’s requirement, Raytheon’s CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms. “These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed in today’s battlespace, and they are highly vulnerable to missile attacks,” said Mike Booen, [...]

K-MAX Completes US Navy Unmanned Cargo Assessment Tests

K-MAX Completes US Navy Unmanned Cargo Assessment Tests

The Lockheed Martin-led unmanned K-MAX team successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. “The autonomous flying K-MAX is designed to resupply Marines on the battlefield and in remote locations,” said Roger Il Grande, director of Airborne Systems at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors. [...]

Aerial layer expands Army network during evaluation

Aerial layer expands Army network during evaluation

Aerostat blimps and Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Systems configured with Joint Tactical Radio Systems, or JTRS, have been flying above the desert terrain at White Sands Missile Range, N.M, during the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, are being used to extend a mobile, ad-hoc line-of-sight network able to pass voice, video, [...]

Raytheon Tests New Weapon Designed for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Raytheon Tests New Weapon Designed for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz.: Raytheon Company successfully flight tested Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). STM is a 13-pound guided bomb that is approximately 2-feet long, making it the smallest bomb in the Raytheon family of weapons. The bomb’s dual-mode, semiactive laser seeker and GPS-inertial [...]

 
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