US Navy foresees an uncrewed future for its surface and underwater fleet
The service has been conducting various procurement and development efforts to integrate unmanned surface and underwater vehicles into its inventory.
Schilling Robotics has announced the expansion of its operations team with the addition of Don Revelino as director of quality, health, safety, and environmental (QHSE), Randy Baker as director of engineering services, and Michael Moody as supplier development manager.
Revelino brings to Schilling over 24 years of experience in high-technology product manufacturing, focusing on advanced quality systems, assembly technology, and new product design quality. With his legacy of success in executive-level quality and reliability control in the electronics field with Intel, NEC, JDS Uniphase and TDK, his expertise is directly relevant to Schilling's initiative to improve its QHSE systems. He earned his BS. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Sacramento and has published numerous technical articles on advanced printed circuit assembly and quality.
Baker brings to Schilling 12 years of experience in the engineering services field with Litton APD, Kavlico, and Pentair. As such, his expertise in developing, implementing, and auditing engineering and quality business practices makes him a distinctive asset to the Schilling engineering and operations teams. He holds a BA from California State University at Santa
Barbara.
Moody brings to Schilling 27 years of experience in fast-paced electronic manufacturing with leading companies including GE Aerospace, St Jude Medical Center, Cummins, and Pentair
Water. Moody's diversity of experience gained at these companies will enable him to substantially augment Schillings' capability to match the technical and product reliability requirements of its customers with the most effective suppliers available. Moody has a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University.
The service has been conducting various procurement and development efforts to integrate unmanned surface and underwater vehicles into its inventory.
Tekever has manufactured the AR3, AR4 and AR5 UAS with all systems sharing common electronics and software architecture, which has enabled the reuse of ground segment elements within the new ARX UAS.
As the dynamics of aerial combat rapidly evolve, Chinese scientists have engineered a sophisticated air separation drone model that can fragment into up to six drones, each capable of executing distinct battlefield roles and challenging the efficacy of current anti-drone defences such as the UK’s Dragonfire laser system.
Advancements in air defence technologies have begun to reshape aerial combat dynamics in the Middle East, as illustrated by recent events involving the Israeli Air Force and Hezbollah.
Both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war have been using UAS for effective low-cost attacks, as well as impactful web and social media footage. Thousands more have now been committed to Ukrainian forces.
The US Army has intentions to develop light, medium and heavy variants of the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) as part of the branche’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle family.