Practical perspective on airborne survey, ISR, payload integration, and payload test & evaluation.
Most flight tests and surveillance sorties produce a story, not a result. Here is what a repeatable sortie looks like, and why crewed aircraft deliver it.
Read more →Drones are the new carriers, but carriers never fought alone. Why manned ISR and drones are complementary, what each does best, and why mixed forces need to be tested together.
Read more →Drones already cause most front-line casualties in Ukraine and have flipped the cost math at sea. Why UAS are today's carrier, and why testing the 'cute' thing early sets the terms.
Read more →Bench testing and simulation answer a lot of questions, but eventually a payload has to fly. Here's why a manned platform makes sense for many test events, what to look for, and how our PA-31 Navajo and Cessna M-337 suit different kinds of tests.
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