Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system completes first flight

The Navy’s newest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft platform, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, completed its first flight from Palmdale, Calif., May 22

Navy, Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS enters production phase

Navy photograph RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System in flight after launching from USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in February 2013. The Department of the Navy recently announced that the unmanned air system received Milestone C approval authorizing the start of low rate initial production. The Department of the Navy announced May 15 that the…

F-35 ITF works towards night, weather certification

Lockheed Martin photograph by Tom Reynolds The F-35 Integrated Test Force is completing a series of night flights, testing the ability to fly the jet safely in instrument meteorological conditions where the pilot has no external visibility references. The ITF, which has the lead on all F-35 mission systems testing, is responsible for five of…

UAV pilots maintain situational awareness above battlefield

Unmanned aerial vehicle pilots maintain an "eye-in-the-sky" view providing real-time surveillance high above the battlefield in order to keep Soldiers safe from unexpected "enemy" attacks, at the U.S. Army National Training Center, at Fort Irwin, Calif.

Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems achieves Milestone C approval

BINGEN, Wash., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Insitu announced May 23 that RQ-21A reached Milestone C under the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System contract with Naval Air Systems Command. The achievement will enable the program to transition from the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development phase to a Low Rate Initial Production phase and enter initial operational…

"[...] Link to Article [...]"

"another stupid milestone to add to the cost of the F35. So the Navy has to contract Lo..."

"Hi there, I discovered your blog by way of Google at the same time as searching for a c..."

"[...] Aircraft Carrier-Launched DroneGod is not have a cure for the common coldDecember..."

comments

F-35 instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

Posted May 20, 2013

Air Force photograph by MSgt. John Nimmo F-35A Lightning II pilots navigate their aircraft toward a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel May 13, 2013, near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The initial cadre of Air Force F-35 instructor pilots at the 33rd Fighter Wing here trained with others to qualify in aerial refueling for the joint…

Full Story »

comments

Senior enlisted advisers mark Armed Forces Day

Posted May 20, 2013

To mark Armed Forces Day, the services’ senior enlisted advisers joined the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Full Story »

comments

NAWCWD signs patent license agreement with Cobalt Technologies

Posted May 20, 2013

Navy photograph A Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division research chemist sets up a pressure reactor in preparation for the fuel synthesis process. Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, commander of Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., signed a co-exclusive patent license agreement between NAWCWD and Cobalt Technologies on April 8. The agreement includes…

Full Story »

comments

Raytheon’s forward looking infrared technology marks 50 years of helping military forces ‘own the night’

Posted May 20, 2013

Raytheon marked its five-decade heritage as the maker of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology that has allowed U.S. and international defense forces to track objects in total darkness, often from long distances. Over the span of 50 years, the devices have shrunk in size and weight – from several hundred pounds to less than two…

Full Story »

comments

AFRL gains national recognition for STEM outreach

Posted May 20, 2013

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates at Kirtland Air Force Base are leading STEM outreach programs that influence thousands of students each year in New Mexico, Hawaii, and across the nation.

Full Story »

comments

Headlines May 17, 2013

Posted May 17, 2013

News One dead in U.S. Navy SEAL training accident at Fort Knox A U.S. Navy enlisted man was killed and as many as seven people were injured when their Humvee vehicle rolled over during a training exercise for elite SEAL forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky, a SEAL spokesman said May 17. Obama to announce major…

Full Story »

comments

News Briefs May 17, 2013

Posted May 17, 2013

U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,085 As of May 14, 2013, at least 2,085 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,727 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result…

Full Story »

comments

First Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft arrives in India

Posted May 17, 2013

The first Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrived May 15, on schedule, at India Naval Station Rajali. The P-8I is one of eight aircraft Boeing is building for India as part of a contract awarded in 2009.

Full Story »

comments

2001 authorization still legal basis for war, leaders say

Posted May 17, 2013

The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force remains viable more than a decade after its passing, a panel of defense leaders told Congress May 16. The authorization empowers the president ìto use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks…

Full Story »

comments

Army supports president’s request for 2015 BRAC round

Posted May 17, 2013

As the Army cuts the number of soldiers in its ranks, there will be an excess of infrastructure in place that used to support those soldiers. Maintaining that extra unused infrastructure could mean other critical Army programs will suffer, said a senior official. “A future round of base realignment and closure, or BRAC, in the…

Full Story »

Page 6 of 403« First ‹ Previous 3 4 567 8 9 Next ›Last »

NASA Image of the Day

The Engine Burns Blue

This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion. An earlier version of this solar-electric propulsion engine has been flying on NASA's Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. This engine is being considered as part of the Asteroid Initiative, a proposal to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. This image was taken through a porthole in a vacuum chamber at JPL where the ion engine is being tested. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Read More

Designed and Humanized by Coffee House Ideas.

Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system completes first flight

Navy, Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS enters production phase

F-35 ITF works towards night, weather certification

UAV pilots maintain situational awareness above battlefield

Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems achieves Milestone C approval

F-35 instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

Senior enlisted advisers mark Armed Forces Day

NAWCWD signs patent license agreement with Cobalt Technologies

Raytheon’s forward looking infrared technology marks 50 years of helping military forces ‘own the night’

AFRL gains national recognition for STEM outreach

Headlines May 17, 2013

News Briefs May 17, 2013

First Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft arrives in India

2001 authorization still legal basis for war, leaders say

Army supports president’s request for 2015 BRAC round

Weather

Pick up a copy!

Local military discounts

NASA Image of the Day

Pentagon Channel

Information

Publisher

Disclaimer