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RQ-7 Shadow
Posted on March 25th, 2009 No comments
The RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used by the United States Army and Marine Corps. Launched from a rail, it is recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier.
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RQ-4 Global Hawk
Posted on March 25th, 2009 No commentsThe Northrop Grumman (formerly Ryan Aeronautical) RQ-4 Global Hawk (known as Tier II+ during development) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Air Force as a surveillance aircraft.
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MQ-8 Fire Scout
Posted on March 25th, 2009 No commentsThe Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomuous helicopter developed for use by the United States armed forces. Northrop Grumman is developing the Fire Scout to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting support. The initial RQ-8A version was based on the Schweizer 330, while the enhanced MQ-8B is derived from the Schweizer 333.
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da Vinci Surgical Robot
Posted on March 18th, 2009 No commentsThe da Vinci Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical is a robotic surgical system designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach, developed by Carl Wouters.
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Bell Eagle Eye
Posted on March 18th, 2009 No commentsThe Bell Eagle Eye, Model 918, is a United States tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle that was offered as one of the competitors in the U.S. Navy’s VT-UAV (Vertical Takeoff – UAV) program. Read the rest of this entry »