UUV Development Accelerates
Although robotic vehicles are redefining air and land operations, the revolution in unmanned vehicles for undersea and surface use is still in its early stages.
Integrator UAS Draws on ScanEagle Lessons
For Insitu and parent Boeing, operating experience is a distinct advantage as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps make the long-awaited shift from buying services to procuring systems to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for deployed forces.
Member of the Month: Kelly Perdew
Perdew had chalked up a string of successes well before "The Apprentice." A graduate of West Point, where he took Ranger and Airborne training and also interned with the House Armed Services Committee, he served as a military intelligence officer for three years.
MDA Plans Major Anti-Missile Programs
The director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in the early stages of engaging industry on a series of projects worth billions of dollars that will shape the nation's defense architecture, but he continues to struggle with contractors building unreliable products.
Participation Helps Clinch Israeli F-35 Deal
Israel is pressing ahead with its purchase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, after securing U.S. approval to install Israeli munitions on the aircraft and a pledge to adjust the electronic warfare suite to emerging Middle East threats.
Member of the Month: Joshua Carnes
Joshua Carnes was still just 17 when he sat in the recruiter's office in New Jersey some 10 years ago with some decisions to make. First off, Army or Air Force. The son of Air Force parents, he knew that military and culture intimately.
UK Defense Reforms Outdo Pentagon
The British government is augmenting its strategic defense review with an effort aimed at radically overhauling how the armed forces are managed. One goal is to avoid missteps that contributed to ballooning program costs.
Rebalancing of Defense Portfolio is Overdue
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gatesis doing a favor to the services, the Defense Department and contractors in trying to fundamentally rebalance missions and program priorities to make the U.S. military more efficient, effective and focused.
F-22 Lessons Drive Faster F-35 Testing
Flight-testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter here is running almost three times faster than expected, forcing program officials to accelerate follow-on support testing to keep pace.
Industry Lukewarm to Indian UCAV Ambition
The Indian government may have to reassess its strategy to field a fleet of unmanned combat aircraft after initial outreach to potential industrial partners elicited little response.

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