Non-Lethal Torpedoes, Rubber Octopus, and Super-Slime: The Weird World of Vessel-Stopping Weapons
This article discusses three advanced non-lethal weapons that were developed by the U.S. Navy (USN), which were intended to keep…
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Blasting the Air in Front of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
With the goal of enabling unparalleled levels of speed for aerial weapons, this article discusses how the U.S. Department of…
Army Readies Charging Port for Autonomous Drone Swarms
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — A swarm of hundreds of unmanned air vehicles will soon descend on unmanned ground vehicles to…
Sensor With 100,000 Times Higher Sensitivity Could Bolster Thermal Imaging
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Army-funded research developed a new microwave radiation sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity than currently available…
DoD Kicks Off World’s Largest Dual-Use 5G Testing Effort
Defense Department officials announced yesterday the awarding of $600 million in contracts to 15 prime contractors to perform testing and…
Future Rocket Engines May Include Large-Scale 3-D Printing
As part of the Artemis program, NASA is returning astronauts to the Moon, where they will prepare for human exploration of…
NRL-Built Argon Fluoride Laser Marks Breakthrough, Sets New Energy Record
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research team set a new energy record on March 5 using an…
AFRL Repairs Next Generation Composite Materials With Light
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Scientists at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Hanyang University are developing…
Landmark Discovery Could Improve Army Lasers, Precision Sensors
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — An Army-funded landmark discovery at New York University could change the way researchers develop and…
For Fast, High-Resolution 3-D Printing, Visible Light Is Gaining on UV
This article discusses how researchers have now been able to utilize standard red, green, blue, and violet LEDs instead of…
Project Convergence: How The U.S. Army Prepares for War
What is Project Convergence? Project Convergence is the centerpiece of the Army’s campaign of learning, designed to aggressively advance and…
DTIC-Led Information Analysis Centers to Set Record Facilitating FY20 R&D Work
DoD Information Analysis Centers set for a record-breaking year of research and development in 2020. By the end of fiscal…