The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded separate $1.6 million contracts to Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. and Signature Science LLC for the development of new kinds of biological sensors that can detect […]
Researchers at MIT have developed a system that can sense tiny changes in shadows on the ground that could help autonomous vehicles determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner. Successful experiments have […]
The US Army Futures Command (AFC) is soliciting industry for information on emerging technologies in robotics and sensors to enhance the targeting capabilities of Army small tactical units. The Smart Targeting Environment for Lower Level […]
The secretary of the United States Army has designated the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC) as the Army’s representative to identify and advocate for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) […]
US Army paratroopers deployed to Afghanistan this month will be using the “Black Hornet” mini-drone for the first time. Used for low-level reconnaissance, the mini-drone is capable of carrying light payloads, taking videos, thermal imaging, […]
Garda, the police service of the Republic of Ireland, specialist response units, the National Ambulance Service, the Defense Forces, the Dublin Fire Brigade, and 50 actors recently held a major emergency training exercise simulating a […]
Researchers at MIT are working on using a fleet of drones to collaboratively search for missing people under dense forest canopies. They equipped each autonomous quadrotor drone with laser-range finders for position estimation, localization, and […]
SRC, Inc., has been awarded a $32M contract to provide the US Army with next-generation, multi-mission, electronic warfare systems. SRC will provide a range of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) services that will extend […]
The Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has created the Signal Classification Challenge, asking the public to help create an artificially intelligent system that will work as a visualization tool of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing electronic […]
Australian Defense Industry Minister Christopher Pyne recently released the Defense Industrial Capability Plan which outlines Australia’s long-term vision and objectives for Australia’s defense industry, and how government and defense plan to partner with industry to […]
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