The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate is seeking partners for the High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) Empirical Effects project. HPEM will perform vulnerability testing on several electronic systems to help determine the effectiveness of […]
The UK Ministry of Defense is working with Elbit Systems UK and Affinity Flying Training Services on a series of battery-powered flight tests to assess the feasibility of using environmentally friendly alternatives to power military […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate has issued a broad-agency announcement for the Air Delivered Effects project. Air Delivered Effects will be a five-year project consisting of 20 separate research topic areas involving: Autonomous […]
Owls are known to be excellent predators, in part due to their ability to fly quietly and stealthily. Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJU) are examining owl wings in hopes of applying that knowledge to […]
DARPA recently completed a 30-minute pilotless flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The helicopter was retrofitted with the core technology of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to enable it to fly […]
DARPA recently awarded Northrop Grumman and the University of Central Florida (UCF) a contract to develop a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. The Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program will create the prototype that […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking companies to develop advanced-technology, inexpensive electro-optical sensors for small disposable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Low-Cost Optical Systems Technology (LOW-COST) project aims to reduce the cost, size, and […]
The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing team recently successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the SB-1 Defiant X weapon system – a technology demonstrator designed to fly low and fast through complex terrain. SB-1 Defiant is a compound, […]
The Electronic Warfare and Avionics Program Office of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is working to develop and field a replacement airborne high frequency (HF) radio in aircraft to better meet warfighter needs. […]
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 […]
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