DRONES
US Marines Test Drone40
The US Marines are testing the Drone40 – a miniaturized, low-cost, and recoverable unmanned aerial system that can be deployed by hand or launched from a 40 mm grenade launcher to send explosives to targets […]
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ENERGY
Mobile, Fast-Forming, Secure VCM Provides Mobile Power For Next Gen Weapon Systems
The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Department of the Army recently demonstrated a mobile, fast-forming, secure, and intelligent vehicle-centric microgrid (VCM) prototype that provides mobile power for next-generation […]
AI & DATA
Smart Clothing Fiber Could Transform Uniforms Into Wearable Computers
The US Army and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a smart clothing fiber that could transform uniforms into wearable computers. The electronic textiles could be used to power sensors; collect data on […]
AI & DATA
4 Battery Companies Compete To build Conformal Wearable Battery
US Army Communications-Electronics Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD has asked four battery companies to compete to build the Conformal Wearable Battery (CWB) which will power a variety of wearable computers, sensors, and communications devices. […]
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New Process Could Create Higher Performance Shock Absorption
Researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Oxford, and Ghent are working on a new process that could lead to more efficient and reusable protection from shock, impact, explosion, and vibration. Dan Zhao, an expert in […]
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Enhanced Night Vision Goggle Binocular Enable Greater Clarity
The U.S. Army’s new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) goggles will provide the Army’s close combat forces with “an extra capability to observe and maneuver in all weather conditions, through obscurants, during limited visibility, and […]
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US Army Awards Contracts For Prototypes of All-Terrain Vehicles For The Arctic
The US Army has awarded contracts for prototypes of a new, all-terrain vehicle (CATV) that can operate in the Arctic. The contracts went to two teams: Oshkosh Defense and the land systems division of Singapore’s […]
AI & DATA
US Army Tests Light Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototype
The US Army recently received the first of its light Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes and has begun testing for a company-level soldier assessment to be held in 2022. The RCV-Light vehicle prototypes were manufactured […]
AI & DATA
Microgrid at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar In San Diego is Live!
Schneider Electric and Black & Veatch have completed the installation of a microgrid system at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, California. The microgrid is online, fully operational, and has been […]
DRONES
US Army To Field Test Tactical High Power Operational Responder
The US Army plans to conduct field-testing as early as 2024 of THOR – Tactical High Power Operational Responder – a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones. An on-site demonstration […]