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Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John McHale	Unmanned Vehicles: A Tactical Advantage and a Rich Market The obvious advantage on the battlefield translates into greater demand for all types of unmanned vehicles creating an industry that some estimate will have a value of about $22 billion worldwide in 10 years-and that is just for UAVs, the most mature unmanned platform.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale	Unmanned Systems Impact Battlefield and the Market Despite a lowing economy, the market for unmanned systems is expect grow significantly over the next five years with various market studies seeing a double-digit billion dollar market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller	Unmanned Vehicles Leave Boot Camp to Join the Regular Forces Unmanned vehicles are becoming plentiful on-and over-the modern battlefield, yet these automated systems until recently have been seen largely as military curiosities, not standard equipment. That's all about to change.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John Keller	DOD to cut unmanned aerial vehicle procurement by one third over next decade The early years of the 21st century have seen explosive growth in U.S. Department of Defense purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles, but DOD is expected to cut UAV procurement by one-third over the next decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller	A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Navy Asks OASYS Technology to Develop Multispectral Sensors for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Systems designers at OASYS Technology won a $10.6 million contract to develop an unmanned airborne multispectral sensor suite for advanced imaging technology in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale	Optoelectronic Innovation is Everywhere Military designers today are blending optics, optoelectronics, and electronic technologies to improve the capabilities of sensors, speed the throughput of communications links, and field effective laser weapons.
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Andrew Moseman	The Navy's Fighter-Plane-Size UAV, the X-47B, Is Unveiled in California Yesterday, Northrop Grumman unveiled its first completed X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. This giant UAV could soon be one of the most lethal unmanned aircraft in the U.S. military.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Tactical Information Display Released by Z Microsystems for Digital Video Surveillance The LCD panel uses a high-powered, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to process image-enhancement algorithms in real time for live video surveillance feeds such as those applicable to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
National Defense April 2007 Robert H. Williams	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Refueling Accomplished The Air Research Laboratory and Boeing's Phantom Works have demonstrated that unmanned aerial vehicles can be refueled in the air.
National Defense September 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Small UAV Demand By U.S. Army Ebbs as Overseas Market Surging The U.S. Army is the biggest buyer of small unmanned systems in the world, but as the United States largely leaves the Middle East, the market will take a nose dive, said Phil Finnegan, director of corporate analysis at The Teal Group
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John Keller	FCS: Too Big to Fail, or Too Juicy a Target to Succeed? The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program appears to be finished -- at least as originally conceived
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale	UAV Market Outlook Strong Defense and aerospace analysts say the most vibrant growth in the industry lays with unmanned systems, specifically unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Joint-Service Focus Shapes UAV Roadmap The Pentagon is working on a new roadmap for unmanned aerial vehicles to accommodate the rapid growth in UAV programs seen in the past several years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John McHale	Market Analysts See Strong Growth for UAV Market The global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market continues to grow at a substantial pace, mostly driven by the U.S. military, say market analysts in the U.S. and United Kingdom.
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson	Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case.
National Defense August 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	More Sophisticated, Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon In the future, unmanned aerial systems will hold even more utility as they become faster, stealthier and more autonomous, experts said. At the same time, they will become more accessible to foreign countries and terrorist groups around the world.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Lora G. Weiss	Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain.
National Defense May 2013 Dan Parsons	Worldwide, Drones Are in High Demand The U.S. military may be the most high-profile owner and operator of unmanned aircraft, but it is far from the only customer of the controversial vehicles.
National Defense June 2004	Small, Lethal Aerial Scouts Emerging Small, stealthy vertical take-off and landing vehicles are being developed to operate in a range of environments, with capabilities to land or launch on water. Able to perform surveillance missions, the miniature craft also could be armed.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 Petko Dinev	Mobile Video-Surveillance Technology Set to Revolutionize Command and Control Mobile video surveillance using several unmanned platforms communicating over a wireless network can be an effective technology to inform command-and-control activities in conventional open battlefields and congested urban environments.
National Defense April 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Unmanned Aircraft `Roadmap' Reflects Changing Priorities More attention needs to be paid to the technology supporting the Defense Department's unmanned aircraft systems.
National Defense April 2012 Antoine Martin	U.S. Expands Use Of Underwater Unmanned Vehicles There are today an estimated 450 underwater unmanned vehicles in the U.S. military inventory.
National Defense May 2012 Eric Beidel	Wanted: Driverless Vehicles for Army Security Patrols The Army is conducting market research into technology that would allow installations to send out unmanned vehicles on 24/7 patrols.
Inc. September 2006 Kasey Wehrum	How I Did It: Steven Sliwa, CEO and president, The Insitu Group ScanEagle, and it's an unmanned robotic surveillance plane created by the Insitu Group, in Bingen, Washington.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Dawn of the unmanned era While the U.S. military has used remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) since the Vietnam War with mixed results, recent combat action in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq has proven the utility of military unmanned systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 J.R. Wilson	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Get Ready for Prime Time Government leaders are supportive of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) use in non-military applications such as border control, emergency response, law enforcement, and forest fire surveillance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009 Courtney E. Howard	Army's Sky Warrior Alpha UAV Takes Out Insurgent Force During Battle in Iraq Warrior Alpha has become the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fire missiles in combat.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 John McHale	UAV Market Shows Strong Growth Through Next Decade The market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) appears to be growing steadily over the next ten years because of the successful deployment of these pilotless aircraft in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, market analysts say.
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean	Are Autonomous Naval Vessels the Next Big Wave? Just as drones have proliferated in the skies, Navy and industry officials say unmanned systems also will take to the world's waterways in greater numbers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Apache Pilots Receive Real-Time UAV Data Lockheed Martin's video from unmanned aerial systems for interoperability teaming (VUITT) is allowing Apache gunship pilots to receive in their cockpits streaming battlefield information from unmanned aerial vehicles.
National Defense July 2009 Millard S. Firebaugh	U.S. Losing Critical Skills Needed To Weaponize Unmanned Systems Commanders clearly want armed unmanned systems. But the biggest issue facing weaponization of unmanned systems is the decline in U.S. energetics expertise. These skills are key to the future of armed robots.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 John Keller	Multisensor Designs and Increasing Resolutions Are Major Trends in Infrared and Other Electro-Optical Sensors Infrared (IR) and other electro-optical sensors will see major technological breakthroughs in sensitivity, resolution, and overall ability to help military forces see through fog, smoke, dust, and the darkness of night.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Ascent Solar Modules to be Designed Into Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle will be designed primarily for military use; however, its capabilities will also include a broad spectrum of civil applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	UAV Data Link Payload for Electronic Warfare Environments Unveiled by Elisra Elisra is presenting its C-band Starlink and ADLS-2 data link technology for use with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
National Defense May 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Unmanned Air Vehicles Proliferate in the Battlefield The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller	Finally, a DOD budget request; now Congress can get to work Congress is facing a defense budget proposal from the Obama Administration of $663.8 billion -- $533.8 billion in discretionary spending and $130 billion to pay for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense August 2006 David Axe	Clouds on the horizon for pilot-less bombers After years of steady growth in funding, development and operational use, unmanned aerial vehicles have begun to rival -- and, in some cases, exceed -- the capability of manned aircraft.
National Defense March 2010 Austin Wright	If You Can't Afford a UAV, Rent One The U.S. military hires contractors to operate certain unmanned aerial vehicles in combat zones. Federal agencies might one day do the same here in the United States.
National Defense June 2009 Matthew Rusling	Navy to Explore New Ways to Employ Underwater Robots The goal is to deploy unmanned vehicles that can find buried mines, pinpoint enemy submarines and help to protect coastal areas from terrorist attacks.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Argon to Supply Compact, Rugged LCD Display for Ultra Electronics Unmanned Vehicle Controller Argon won a contract from Ultra MSI to provide five-inch, rugged LCD displays for Ultra's Freedom of Movement Control Unit (FMCU), designed to enable the accurate and reliable control of manned and unmanned systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 J.R. Wilson	UAVs Poised to Take the Next Step Into Combat The future of continued U.S. air superiority will involve a large contingent of armed UAVs and a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), flying missions that manned attack aircraft previously flew, often in joint missions under the control of fighter-bomber pilots.
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Countries Big and Small Set Out to Make Their Own Pilotless Aircraft The U.S. military's success using the technology in recent years is driving more countries to either obtain or build their own aerial drones.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 John Keller	Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops.
National Defense September 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	As Technology Matures, New Roles Emerge for Underwater Drones While unmanned underwater vehicle technology is advancing, it is not maturing as quickly as UAVs.
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Commanders Feel Deficiency as Wars Hog Surveillance Platforms The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven the efficacy of airborne surveillance as a military tool. The conflicts have also hogged almost all of the U.S. military's manned and unmanned surveillance platforms, to the detriment of combatant commanders elsewhere.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005	Army unmanned ground systems go where humans cannot Retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Dyer, executive vice president and general manager of iRobot's Government & Industrial Robots division, answers questions about the recently released -- the PackBot Explorer.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	Defense Industry Continues to Invest in Electro-Optics Electro-optic, optical, and optoelectronic components are an important part of military and aerospace platforms and systems, and are essential to controlling the battlefields of tomorrow.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Technology Spending Will Target Current and Future Navy Fleet The Navy should direct its future science, research and technology spending to both improving the current fleet and designing next-generation systems, officials say.