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April 2021

US Marine Corps To Invest $1B In Electromagnetic Warfare Development Over 5 Years

April 29, 2021 0

The US Marine Corps has announced its plans to invest about $1 billion in electromagnetic warfare development over the next five years.  According to Lt. Col. Brian Ackerson, branch head for Marine Air Ground Task Read More

Can Increasing Satellites Orbiting Earth Cause Safety Problems?

April 27, 2021 0

Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, recently stated before the Senate Armed Services Committee his opinion that the growing number of satellites orbiting the Earth could create safety problems if not correctly managed. Read More

US Air Force Seeks Next-Gen Cyber Security Enabling Tech Through 5-Year “Capabilities For Cyber Advancement Project”

April 22, 2021 0

The US Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate has issued a call for next-generation cyber security enabling technologies. The five-year ‘Capabilities for Cyber Advancement project’ is potentially worth $975 million US, and several contractors are Read More

US Army Awards Contracts For Prototypes of All-Terrain Vehicles For The Arctic

April 20, 2021 0

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 Read More

WiSPER Project Will Develop Secure RF Transmitter and Receiver Tech

April 15, 2021 0

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to CACI International and Perspecta Labs for the Wideband Secure and Protected Emitter and Receiver (WiSPER) project. WiSPER will develop secure radio frequency (RF) transmitter and receiver technologies Read More

New Plasma-Treated Aluminum Nanoparticles Will Improve Future Explosive Weapon Systems

April 13, 2021 0

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new class of plasma-treated aluminum nanoparticles to be used to improve future explosive weapon systems.  Read More

US Army Tests Light Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototype

April 8, 2021 0

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 Read More

How Spacecraft Insulation Could Inform Cold-Weather Gear For The US Air Force

April 6, 2021 0

Oros Apparel – a company based in Oregon which specializes in cold-weather gear – has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from the US Air Force to integrate its SolarCore technology Read More

Energy Efficient System To Control Solar Panels Wins 1st Place at CASMART Design Challenge

April 1, 2021 0

Student researchers at the University of North Texas College of Engineering have created an energy efficient system for controlling solar panels on CubeSats using a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy. Their work took first place at Read More

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