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The U.S. Marine Corps is progressing with a new project to arm its MV-22 Osprey aircraft with new weapons such as laser-guided 2.75in rockets, missiles and heavy guns – a move which would expand the tiltrotor”s mission set beyond supply, weapons and forces transport to include a wider range of offensive and defensive combat missions,
Borides are among the hardest and most heat-resistant substances on the planet, but their Achilles’ Heel, like so many materials’, is that they oxidize at high temperatures. Oxidation is the chemical reaction commonly known as corrosion or rusting — it can signal the end for a material’s structural integrity. But researchers from Drexel University, Linkoping
The operator of the world’s biggest and most sophisticated fleet of warplanes isn’t planning on developing a major new dogfighter. How come?The U.S. Air Force has just released its latest official strategy for controlling the sky for the next 15 years. And for the first time in generations, the “air-superiority” plan doesn’t necessarily include a
WASHINGTON — Raytheon, in concert with the US Army, has put together a package of upgrades to modernize 1960s-era Patton tanks still used by many Middle Eastern countries.The effort is a procurement formula for bringing old equipment up to speed in an era where most countries” defense spending budgets are declining and the idea of
The Pentagon has decided to rely on an Abu Dhabi-owned company to supply the most advanced microchips used in U.S. spy satellites, missiles and combat jets.A senior U.S. Defense Department official said in an interview that the Pentagon has reached a seven-year agreement with Globalfoundries Inc., one of the big four global chip makers, to
As it has been in the past, technological and operational innovation will be the key to it.There’s been a lot of talk about a Third Offset Strategy at the Defense Department lately. It’s part of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s plan to make sure the U.S. military remains the world’s finest fighting force.The Third Offset Strategy
ADELPHI, Md. (May 11, 2016) — Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a new system that will enhance the capabilities of U.S. Army Pathfinders as they conduct aerial operations.In response to a Request for Information from the U.S. Army-Africa to remove what is known as the pilot balloon from the battlefield, ARL
DIUx 2.0 “will be a test-bed for new kinds of contracting with startup firms,” according to Carter”s prepared remarks.PALO ALTO, Calif. – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will announce a major restructuring of the Pentagon”s high-profile Silicon Valley outpost, the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental.DIUx was created in April 2015 to serve as a bridge between the Pentagon
Aware of the potential for GPS and other signals being disrupted in the electromagnetic spectrum, the military has been researching ways to get location and navigation information when satellite signals are degraded. One possibility? A “pseudolite,” which is what it sounds like—a pseudo satellite that operates low to the ground, sending stronger signals than soldiers
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — There are major flaws in the current acquisition process and the sea services need to find better ways of onboarding new technology, the top Navy and Marine Corps officers said on May 16.Speaking at the Navy League’s sea, air and space exposition in National Harbor, Maryland, Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
Engineers at NASA”s Marshall Space Flight Center have developed a machine-to-machine (M2M) network navigation protocol to enable spacecraft to perform autonomous navigation and positioning even in the most challenging of environments. Designed to facilitate deep space communication between spacecraft without the need for ground system support, this enhancement of on-board navigation capabilities allows assets to
Electric seems to be all the rage in pavement pounding cars these days, but what about electric power for the dirt? There as been very little, if any, development in that space, and the Nikola Moto Company is looking to change that with their Nikola Zero electric-powered UTV. We love the sound of a small