The US Air Force’s Covid-19 patient transportation system has been declared fully ready for operational use as the first Negatively Pressurized Conex (NPC) recently landed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The NPC is a […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC Crane) Division and Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) have partnered to search for new technologies in support of the Naval Integration in Contested Environments (NICE) Advanced Naval […]
The US Department of Defense is currently conducting experiments that enable 5G networks – with spectrum sharing as one of the key technology goals. Spectrum sharing refers to the various methodologies for allowing different kinds […]
The US Department of Navy and the US Marines Corps have developed a resilience policy that will enable key installations to go off-grid for at least two weeks – with the goal of “assured energy […]
Israeli defense contractor Elbit recently announced that its American subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, has received a firm-fixed-price contract with a ceiling of approximately $471 million over a 10-year period to equip F-16 aircraft of […]
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a portable detection system that could help firefighters and others accurately detect blazes and […]
Raytheon recently released a new, immersive military training product – The Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer, or STE SVT – which uses virtual reality to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios. The platform […]
Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia are proposing the use of floating microgrids made up of electric boat motors, renewable energy, and controls to help power islands after disasters. “Powering […]
A Colorado State University team of researchers has received a $194,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Rapid Response Program (RAPID) to design a self-reliant, local, resilient electric system that can better withstand a Category […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – part of the Department of Homeland Security – will be using drones when training government personnel and private companies to secure critical infrastructure. Three small unmanned aircraft […]
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