Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a nano-copper coating that can kill bacteria on surfaces more quickly and in greater amounts than existing coatings. The anti-bacterial and self-sanitizing coatings currently in use […]
Ghost Robotics’ robot dog – Vision 60 – has been deployed on patrol at the Tyndall Air Force base for almost two years. Vision 60 now has the capability of swimming. Vision 60 is already […]
The Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Solder Center has issued a request for information (RFI) for the Powered and Unpowered Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation During Maneuver or Logistics Support Activities project. The project is […]
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 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 […]
Researchers at the University of Groningen have designed a drone with legs that feature four 3D-printed talons. Inspired by the peregrine falcon – an apex predator that uses its talons to grasp prey – the […]
One of the five winners of the most recent Dragon’s Lair competition – a search for innovative ideas held quarterly at the US Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina – was a formula that can […]
DARPA recently announced its Coded Visibility program, which aims to develop obscurants that will be used to provide warfighters with an asymmetric advantage – where their visibility is enhanced and that of their adversary is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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