The advent of ground vehicle situational awareness (GVSA) systems may have begun with the transition of image-intensified driver’s viewers to thermal-imaging systems, which allowed imagery to be displayed on ‘repeater’ screens for the vehicle commander.
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012SBIRS satellite in thermal vacuum tests
Friday, December 16th, 2011Thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite has been completed by Lockheed Martin.
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Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces to get 4G control systems
Friday, December 16th, 2011Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will receive advanced automated command-and-control systems, SMF chief Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Friday.
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Hot and high: Afghan ops test Shadow UAS
Thursday, December 15th, 2011The US Army and AAI have established a specialist team to determine the root cause of an engine issue that has affected the service’s RQ-7B Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), resulting in several platforms failing during operations over Afghanistan.
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COTS Terminal Transfer Secure Video, voice and data Over Military WGS Satcom
Friday, December 9th, 2011A recent technology demonstration conducted by the U.S. Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) validated the use of commercial off the shelf (COTS) aero-mobile low-profile Ka-band terminal over DOD Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system.
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CICADA Micro-Drones Open New Opportunities for Future Covert Surveillance
Friday, December 9th, 2011CICADA is a concept for a low-cost, GPS-guided, micro disposable air vehicle that can be deployed in large numbers to “seed” an area with miniature electronic payloads.
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U.S. Navy tests new warhead material
Thursday, December 8th, 2011A new material that increases the explosive force of shells has been demonstrated at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va.
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China to support Bill Gates’ new nuclear reactor
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new kind of nuclear reactor.
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Wind Blade: Another Chinese stealthy UAV revealed
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011What was the joke around the office almost the instant after Iran announced possession of an RQ-170 Sentinel?
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Lockheed supports rocket booster program
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Lockheed Martin reports it has received a U.S. Air Force contract to support the demonstration program for the Reusable Booster System.
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