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Year: 2021

DRONES

New UAS Will Support Special Operations Troops and High-Demand Users

December 31, 2021 Managing Editor

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) recently unveiled a new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) dedicated to the particular needs of special operations troops and other high-demand users. Named Mojave, the new UAS is based on the […]

AVIATION

US Air Force Studies Use of Carbon Dioxide To Create Fossil-Free Jet Fuel

December 29, 2021 Managing Editor

The US Air Force is working with the carbon transformation company, Twelve to study the feasibility of a process to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into a viable, fossil-free jet fuel called E-Jet. Twelve – in […]

DRONES

Drone With Legs and 3D-Printed Talons Can Perch Anywhere

December 27, 2021 Managing Editor

Researchers at the University of Groningen have designed a drone with legs that feature four 3D-printed talons. Inspired by the peregrine falcon – an apex predator that uses its talons to grasp prey – the […]

AVIATION

US Air Force Rapid Dragon Palletized Munition System Seeks To Launch Cruise Missiles From Back of Aircraft

December 24, 2021 Managing Editor

The US Air Force recently completed another test of its Rapid Dragon palletized munition system concept. Rapid Dragon – sometimes referred to as a “bomb bay in a box”  seeks to create a deployment system […]

DRONES

DARPA Recovers Unmanned X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle In C-130 Flight

December 22, 2021 Managing Editor

For the first time, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) succesfully recovered an unmanned X-61 Gremlin air vehicle to a C-130 in flight. The Gremlin drones are made by Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos. […]

CITIES

Dragon’s Lair Competition Winner Can Predict Building’s Internal Structure Based On Outward Appearance

December 20, 2021 Managing Editor

One of the five winners of the most recent Dragon’s Lair competition – a search for innovative ideas held quarterly at the US Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina – was a formula that can […]

AI & DATA

DARPA Launches Forecasting Floats in Turbulence Challenge To Predict Sea Drifters, Float Locations

December 15, 2021 Managing Editor

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Forecasting Floats in Turbulence (FTT) challenge in search of technology that can predict the location of sea drifters or floats in a prospect of 10 […]

AI & DATA

US Air Force Awards $35.4M For Drones With AnOff-Board Sensing Station

December 13, 2021 Managing Editor

The Air Force has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and General Atomics matching $17.7M contracts to develop drones that act as sensor extensions as well as secondary weapons bays for manned fighter jets – […]

ELECTRONICS

US Army Awards Contact For New High-Power, Compact Laser Weapon Subsystem

December 10, 2021 Managing Editor

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing have recently been awarded a U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) contract to develop a 300kW-class solid-state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS). […]

AI & DATA

Stinger Training Dome Projects Terrain and Aircraft Images Within 360° VR Battlefield

December 8, 2021 Managing Editor

Fort Sill, OK recently held an opening ceremony for its new Integrated Moving Target Simulator – called the Stinger Training Dome. The Stinger Training Dome provides a projected terrain and aircraft images within a “360-degree […]

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