APKWS Gets Real

Posted by on January 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

APKWS image courtesy of BAE

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II gets a maritime demonstration and laser switch upgrade.

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BAMS Radar Begins Testing

Posted by on January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The U.S. Navy completed the first flight of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) radar system, the primary sensor on the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS), on Dec. 16 on a Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site. The MQ-4C BAMS program is on track to deliver initial operating capability to the fleet by fiscal 2015. (Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman)

Multi-Function Active Sensor radar being tested in a Gulfstream jet.

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Training Grounds for Drones

Posted by on October 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Fire Scout at Pax

Pax River needs to become a Center for UAV Integration.

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