Differences Between CHIRP Satellites and Persistent UAV Networks
What are the differences in advantages between commercially hosted infrared payload (CHIRP) satellite and a persistent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network?
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
Small SATCOM Antenna for Underwater Operations
What small form, factor high-gain SATCOM antenna configurations are capable of supporting ultra high frequency (UHF) communications at low elevation angles?
Process Imaging Technologies That Could Benefit Industry
What ongoing developments with process imaging are being made within the DoD and other government agencies?
Articles
Seminal Technique for Characterizing GPS Navigation Performance
This article presents a standardized technique to evaluate the navigation performance (position, velocity, and principal axes) of an airborne system and develop an efficient methodology to define the number of target data points to process during the planning phases of testing.
Multiagent Federated Learning, Interoperability, and Virtual-Physical Co-simulation
The composition of different types of terrains and presence of a variety of objects and artifacts in a real environment are always evolving.
Data-Optimized Human-Machine Teaming With Robotic Wingmen
The 2022 National Defense Strategy directs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to urgently act to strengthen the U.S. military against its pacing challenge—the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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
Threat Weapons & Effects (TWE) Training 2026
This annual training event is a collaborative effort and draws information from threat exploitation, live fire testing, and combat experience to provide a complete picture of threat lethality.
2025 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier land power exposition and professional development forum in North America—and the must-attend event for anyone involved in the defense sector. With over 44,000…
VERTEX
VERTEX | Launched Effects is a two-day symposium on capabilities that deploy reconnaissance, communications, electronic warfare, lethal, and other effects from air, ground, and sea systems from short to long range. This event brings together…