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Month: November 2021

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DARPA Awards Contracts For Enhanced Night Vision Eyeglass Form Factors

November 29, 2021 Managing Editor

DARPA has awarded a $3 million contract to Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. and a $2.3 million contract to UC San Diego for the Enhanced Night Vision in eyeglass form factors (ENVision) project. Researchers from both […]

ELECTRONICS

DARPA SBIR Opportunity Seeks Breakthrough Technologies For Energy Web Dominance

November 19, 2021 Managing Editor

DARPA has issued a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunity for the Breakthrough Technologies for Energy Web Dominance project. The project seeks to develop free-space laser power networks able to transmit electrical power over webs […]

AI & DATA

Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle (SPUR) Allows Operators Safe Distance To Load and Fire

November 17, 2021 Managing Editor

Ghost Robotics and SWORD International recently presented what they call the “latest lethality innovation” at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting. Their Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle (SPUR), adds a 6.5 mm Creedmoor rifle […]

ELECTRONICS

BAE Systems Tests Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System Laser-Guided Rocket

November 15, 2021 Managing Editor

BAE Systems has successfully tested its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket. The precision strike tests were held against a Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). APKWS was recently upgraded and the company […]

ELECTRONICS

Molar Microphone Enables Soldiers To Pick Up Voice Communication Without Headset

November 12, 2021 Managing Editor

Integrated Tactical Technologies(iT2) has created new communication capabilities for soldiers that combine handsfree tooth microphones with electronics-embedded apparel.  The Molar Mic is a hands-free radio that is held in the mouth where it picks up […]

ENERGY

DoD Releases Climate Adaptation Plan

November 10, 2021 Managing Editor

The Department of Defense has released its 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan – a roadmap to ensure it can maintain the ability to operate under increasingly severe climatic events. “More extreme environments may require changes to […]

AI & DATA

Synthetic Training Environment Live Training System for US Army Will Emphasize Realism

November 8, 2021 Managing Editor

Amentum will be leading a team of federal technology and service providers –  including FN America, Cole Engineering Systems, Cornet Technologies, and SoarTech – in developing a prototype of a Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Live […]

AVIATION

Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept Successfully Flight Tested

November 5, 2021 Managing Editor

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, working with Northrop Grumman, recently successfully completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. […]

AVIATION

Air Force Begins MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability Program

November 3, 2021 Managing Editor

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has plans to begin its MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability – or MAC – program. MAC is an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II used by […]

AI & DATA

Army National Simulation Center Tests LVC-IA System

November 1, 2021 Managing Editor

The Army’s National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, KS has been testing the Live, Virtual, Constructive Integrating Architecture (LVC-IA) – a system that links separate simulators and simulations across separate geographies. This is the fourth […]

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