John Rogers at Northwestern University and his team have developed tiny wireless sensors inspired by floating seeds which could be used to measure environmental factors, and may also have military applications. The new flying microchip […]
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 707th Ordnance Company (EOD) have been field testing the FLIR R80D Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The system will primarily be used for reconnaissance of terrain and to identify […]
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has scheduled Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project (CRD2) for sometime in the year 2023. CRD2 is one of the world’s first technology demonstrations of […]
New software which allows commanders to automate the planning, coordination, and synchronization of Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) was recently tested by soldiers of 4th Infantry Division. CEMA is an Army initiative designed to provide tactical […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently issued a solicitation for two technical areas of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) project. Space-BACN will be a reconfigurable, multi-protocol, intersatellite optical communications terminal used to […]
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently issued a special notice for the the Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) project. MAGNUSS will be an advanced minesweeping sensor payload to be deployed […]
Early next year, the US Air Force will launch Project Kaiju – a project that will apply AI and machine learning to future cognitive electronic warfare (EW) systems to help aircraft penetrate air defenses that […]
Elbit Systems recently released its Assault Rifle Combat Application System (ARCAS) – a built-in computerized artificial intelligence (AI) powered system that enables assault rifles to transform into digital, networked combat machines. ARCAS provides new capabilities […]
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded RE2 Robotics a $9.5 million US contract to develop an underwater robotic system for the autonomous neutralization of underwater mines and explosive devices. The Maritime Mine Neutralization […]
The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently successfully completed the mid-air refueling of a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet using the MQ-25TM T1 Stingray, an unmanned tanker. “This flight was yet another physical demonstration […]
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