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• UAVs Becoming Big Business in Defense Industry Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become big business recently and the UK is fast becoming a leader in the field.   Britain is the top-ranked country in the European unmanned aerial systems market and is second only to the United States globally.   Lord Paul Drayson, minister of state for strategic defence acquisition reform, spoke recently at the Military Air Solutions site ....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | NATO UAV 05/20/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Small UAVs Set For Big Impact They may be small, but mini-, micro- and nano-UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are about to have a big impact. Seen as mere science projects not too long ago, annual procurements are already in the hundreds and the market for them will grow substantially, says aerospace/defense market analysis firm Teal Group. An abundance of new products and development projects lends credence to that forecast. One e....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: UAV | Micro UAV | Nano UAV 07/20/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	UAV/UAS 25 Year Roadmap with COL Chris Carlile COL Christopher Carlile, Director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center for Excellence, discusses the U.S. Army's 25 year roadmap for UAV/UAS.  He speaks about the near, mid, and long term program developments and upcoming plans for the systems.  He also talks about the the
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: UAV Roadmap | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | Unmanned Aerial System 04/20/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Mercury Computer Systems to Present on High-Performance Computing Subsystems for ISR Applications at IDGA’s UAV Summit on April 27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mercury Computer Systems to Present on High-Performance Computing Subsystems for ISR Applications at IDGA’s UAV Summit on April 27, 2010 What:  Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., a trusted ISR subsystems provider to U.S. Defense primes, will present on the topic of open?architecture computing solutions for improved battlefield intelligence.  Who:  Scott Brazin....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: ISR applications for UAV | Mercury Computer Systems | UAV Summit 04/20/2010  9:07:00 AM EDT

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• Follow up to COL Chris Carlile's UAV/UAS 25 Year Roadmap Podcast The following responses are from COL Christopher Carlile, Director of the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Center for Excellence.  He did not have time on his IDGA Tip of the Spear Podcast to cover all questions posed by readers so this follow-up addresses further inquiries into the future of UAV/UAS. 1. What size UAV seems to be preferred in Afghanistan by the troops on the ground? A:&nb....Read more

  Contributor:  COL Christopher Carlile Tags: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | Unmanned Aerial System | UAV 04/27/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Robotics and Unmanned Research at the U.S. Army Medical Research & Material Command TATRC In this presentation you will learn about groundbreaking developments in robotics systems, cooperative autonomy and weaponization with this presentation by Cdr Michael Beebe.
  Tags: Army Medical Research | MEDCOM | UAV

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• COL Chris Carlile, Director, Unmanned Air Systems Center of Excellence, on the Future of Unmanned Air Systems The United States military has always been on the cutting edge of technology, seen across many aspects of American combat power in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. One such area that has experienced an enormous boom in production, fielding and deployment has been the unmanned arena. The

  Contributor:   Sean Pillai Tags: UAS | Unmanned Air Systems | Col Chris Carlile 02/22/2010  12:00:00 AM EST

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• 	Hybrid Engine Technology in UAVs with Jean Koster Mr. Jean Koster, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado, speaks about the HELIOS project, which is designing and testing hybrid engines for UAVs. He discusses the applications of the new technology and its potential use in military vehicles.
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: Hybrid Engine Technology | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | UAV 05/05/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	UAV/UAS Lifecycle Sustainment with Robert Hallinan Robert Hallinan, a career military officer with over 30 years of military aviation related logistics and maintenance management experience discusses the logistics and sustainment issues likely to be faced given the increasing use and dependence the U.S. military has on UAV/UAS.  He details the use of
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: UAV | UAS | Military Logistics 07/21/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	COL Gregory Gonzalez on Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems COL Gregory Gonzalez, Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Program Executive Office for Aviation at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, discusses UAS and its future place on the battlefield.  He details efforts for manned and unmanned systems to work seamlessly to provide the best situational
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: UAS | UAV | Unmanned Aircraft System 09/21/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Diverse UAV Payloads and Micro Air Vehicles with Dr. Leslie Perkins Dr. Leslie Perkins, the Micro Air Vehicles Lead of the Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses the latest in terms of UAV/UAS micro vehicle technology.  She details using diverse payloads to accomplish new types of missions such as WMD detection as well as increased capabilities such as longer on
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: UAV | UAS | Micro Air Vehicles 10/15/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Growth and Impact of UAVs with Glenn Rizzi Mr. Glenn Rizzi, Deputy Director of the U.S. Army's Unmanned Air Center of Excellence in Fort Rucker, AL, details the rise of UAVs in today's modern battlefield environment.  He speaks at IDGA's UAV summit about the origins of the program and its transformation into one of the
  Tags: UAS | UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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• 	Depot Technology in Future Support of UAV/UAS with John Primbs LtCol (ret) John Primbs, the Director of Advances Technology Workload Development in the Odgen Air Logistics Center Plans and Programs Office at Hills Air Force Base, dissusses depot level sustainment of UAV/UAS at IDGA's UAV summit in April 2010.  LtCol Primbs served on active duty as
  Tags: UAV | UAS | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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• 	Randy Donnelson on the UAS push in Maritime Domain Awareness Randy Donnelson, Director Miami Air and Marine Branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, discusses the UAS "technology push" in Maritime Domain Awareness at IDGA's Maritime Homeland Security Summit in April, 2010 held in Miami, FL.  He details how his agency is the only one
  Tags: Maritime Homeland Security | UAS | UAV

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• 	AFRL Airspace Integration Research with Robert Smith Robert Smith, Cooperative Aerospace Operations Lead, discusses Airspace Integration Research ongoing at the Air Force Research Lab at IDGA's UAV Summit in April 2010.  He talks about enabling UAV/UAS to operate at same base, same time, same tempo as manned aircraft.  He also details the
  Tags: UAV | UAS | Air Force Research Laboratory

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• 	The Next Generation UAV - The USAF MQ-X Col Bruce Emig, Chief of the Irregular Warfare Division at Headquarters Air Combat Command, discusses the next generation military UAV/UAS at IDGA's UAV Summit in April 2010.  He details how MQ-X will be the successor to the proven Predator and Reaper programs and is being designed with our current
  Tags: UAV | UAS | USAF

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• 	Air Force Roadmap for UAVs Col Dale Fridley, Director of the Air Force UAS Task Force, discusses the USAF UAV Roadmap at IDGA's UAV Summit in April 2010.  He talks about the flight plan and teaming with other services to come up with a vision for future capabilities.  He also details how unmanned systems have the
  Tags: UAV | UAS | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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• 	U.S. Navy Unmanned Systems Requirements CAPT Mike Carsley, Section Head for the Navy's UAS Requirements, discusses demands, vision and concepts for U.S. Navy UAS from the persective of his organization at the Pentagon at IDGA's UAV Summit in April 2010.  He details how the SECNAV and CNO have made it a priority to
  Tags: UAV | UAS | Unmanned Aerial System

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• 	Role of Manned/Unmanned Teaming in the Full Combat Aviation Brigade COL Gregory Gonzalez, Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at PEO Aviation, discusses the role of manned/unmanned teaming in the full combat aviation brigade at IDGA's Helicon 2010.  He details what constitutes manned/unmanned teaming and how the full spectrum CAB will
  Tags: Helicon | UAV | UAS

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