Ever since militaries took to the air, ground pounders have felt their airborne counterparts enjoyed too much glamour as well as too much credit for victories. Strangely, this tension extends to unmanned systems as well. Even an average person has heard of Predator UAVs, who are often featured in news articles, TV shows, and movies. […]
The bipartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has been rated the “…number one think tank for security and international affairs” (Wikipedia). Power brokers and key influencers staff the CSIS, and when they talk, people listen. What they have to say about how we spend money on Defense will undoubtedly be heard by important decision […]
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) don’t get much love. Their aerial cousins, usually described by the technically inaccurate term “drone,” receive much more publicity, as well as greater funding. UGV developers fear that the Defense budget squeeze will disproportionately affect them. However, one federal agency still believes in promoting UGV development. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) […]
