Army

Military’s unmanned aircraft go Smithsonian

Layer 8 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:56:28 -0400

The National Air and Space Museum this week opened an exhibit that celebrates unmanned flight technology. Six aircraft representing a variety of unmanned aircraft are being featured in the "Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" exhibition.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used by all four military branches for missions ranging from reconnaissance and surveillance to attack and each branch is represented in this exhibit: Predator, DarkStar, X-45A (Air Force); Shadow 200 (Army); Dragon Eye (Marine Corps); and Pioneer (Navy), according to a release.

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Army exploring remote unmanned aircraft operations

Layer 8 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:59:29 -0400

The Air Force is helping the Army test an unmanned aircraft that can be flown locally but controlled by a pilot thousands of miles away.

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US Navy’s future spyplane takes first steps

Layer 8 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:52:23 -0500

Boeing and Northrop Grumman were this week awarded $1.25 million contracts to begin outlining what the Navy’s next intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft will look like.

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Army set to deploy helmets with downloadable blast sensor technology

Layer 8 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:06:19 -0500

The US Army this week said soldiers will this month start using helmet-mounted sensors that will detect and measure impact blasts from roadside bombs and other potential head-trauma inducing activities.

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Air Force goes full bore for 1lb unmanned aircraft

Layer 8 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:50:56 -0500

The US Air Force last gave the go-ahead for full production of the one pound, 29-inch WASP III unmanned aircraft designed to be used for special battlefield operations such as targeting and tracking.

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DoD sets venue, rules for wearable powerpack competition

Layer 8 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:26:35 -0500

The Department of Defense announced today the inaugural $1.75 million Wearable Power Prize competition will be held at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept.22 until Oct. 4, 2008.

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Unmanned aircraft will challenge air traffic control

Layer 8 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:18:04 -0500

While the skies aren't exactly buzzing with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) just yet, experts are warning their explosive growth will require military and public officials to address the issue sooner than they might think.

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US military inadvertently recruits from gay Web site

Layer 8 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:24:05 -0400

The Army, Air force Navy and Marines were really only looking for a few good men and women. Problem is they were looking for those folks on the Gay, Lesbian & Everyone Else (GLEE.com) Web site. Gay men and women are barred from military service if they are open about their sexual orientation – the widely ridiculed don’t ask, don’t tell rule.

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Data breach exposed 900,000 soldier, government employee health records

Layer 8 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:24:32 -0400

In yet another case of seriously flawed security precautions, the personal health care records of nearly 900,000 troops, family members and other government employees stored on an a private defense contractor’s -- SAIC, Inc.

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Phone card plan for soldiers in Iraq gathers steam

Layer 8 — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:18:14 -0400

Since the military made it impossible for most service people overseas to communicate with home via YouTube and other social networking sites, they have at least stepped up the effort – along with the American public to help soldiers talk with their families.

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