Open Architectures, Standards, and Communication Protocols for Collaborative and Autonomous Unmanned Systems
What open architectures, standards, and communication protocols exist for collaborative and autonomous unmanned systems?
C4ISR
Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) refers to systems, procedures, techniques, and equipment used to collect, analyze, disseminate, and translate information into actionable intelligence, principally through cyber and electromagnetic activity.
Recent Inquiries
What mobile device applications detect and report the presence of unmanned aerial vehicles?
What mobile device applications detect and report the presence of unmanned aerial vehicles?
Military Equipment on State-Owned Property
Can you provide the status of the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization's equipment on the communications tower at Indian Head?
Articles
National Space Defense Center Spearheads NACE Experiments
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Space Defense Center has created the NSDC Advanced Concept Experimentation (NACE) to innovate and optimize the NSDC’s ability to execute the protect and defend mission. The NACE program’s mission…
U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band System
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD – The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system in December, bringing a quantum leap in capability over legacy systems with…
Shape-Shifting Antenna Poised to Transform Communications
By leveraging cutting-edge additive manufacturing techniques and shape memory alloys, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created an antenna that can change its shape based on its temperature….
Webinars
Magnetic Anomaly Navigation
An emerging navigation technique known as “Magnetic Anomaly Navigation” will be presented. The benefits of this system as a GPS-alternative navigation system will be discussed as well as the current state of the art results…
Compact Laser Designators for Mini-UAVs and Handheld Targeting Systems
Laser designators served as a fundamental means of targeting for multiple generations of combat aircraft. With advancements in high-efficiency, diode-pumped laser technology, pulse length control, efficient thermal design, and unique beam stability techniques, laser designators…
Events
2025 Special Air Warfare Symposium
Since its inception in 2022, the Special Air Warfare Symposium (colloquially known as SAWS) has evolved into a growing event for the global special operations aviation community. In the first few years of the event,…
Warrior East
WARRIOR Expo equips the warfighter with advanced capabilities to optimize performance and improve readiness, while increasing lethality and survivability. Over two days, Warrior attendees receive a crash course in training and equipping the modern warfighter,…
Warrior West
WARRIOR Expo equips the warfighter with advanced capabilities to optimize performance and improve readiness, while increasing lethality and survivability. Over two days, Warrior attendees receive a crash course in training and equipping the modern warfighter,…