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Seminal Technique for Characterizing GPS Navigation Performance

This article presents a standardized technique to evaluate the navigation performance (position, velocity, and principal axes) of an airborne system and develop an efficient methodology to define the number of target data points to process during the planning phases of testing.

Multiagent Federated Learning, Interoperability, and Virtual-Physical Co-simulation

The composition of different types of terrains and presence of a variety of objects and artifacts in a real environment are always evolving.

Data-Optimized Human-Machine Teaming With Robotic Wingmen

The 2022 National Defense Strategy directs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to urgently act to strengthen the U.S. military against its pacing challenge—the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Screening Low-Flammability Polymers Through Chemistry-Aware ML

Marine and aerospace vessels have stringent flammability requirements, defined through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1354 Cone Calorimetry standard [1], to protect those onboard Navy vessels in case of fire emergencies.

Aligning the Navy’s Fleet Experimentation With Capability Development

Amidst the crashing surf of a remote coastline, two U.S. Navy sailors clad in black wetsuits and protective helmets carry the MK18 Mod 1 Swordfish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) toward the open ocean

Investigating Low Global-Warming-Potential (GWP) Refrigerants for Military Transport Applications

The ongoing phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons and other high global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants has profound implications for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

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Modernized GPS Operating System Closer to Operational Integration

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Operations Command accepted a modernized operating system for Global…

image of a satellite in space over Earth

NASA, Johns Hopkins APL Poised to Demonstrate Next-Gen Spacecraft Comms Technology

For decades, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation has ensured reliable communications between spacecraft just above Earth and…

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A New Platform for Developing Advanced Metals at Scale

Companies building next-generation products and breakthrough technologies are often limited by the physical constraints of traditional materials. In aerospace, defense,…

Astrophotography showcasing the Ground-based Electrical Optical Deep Space Surveillance facility, or GEODSS, operated by the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, Detachment 1, at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., captured Aug. 25, 2022. The 15th SPSS is comprised of a blended organizational structure with assigned personnel from Space Operations Command and the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlin Castillo)

Milestone Sensor Upgrade Enhances Space Force Identifying, Tracking Capability

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command (SpOC), in partnership with U.S. Space Force…

GTRI Develops New Polarization-Diverse X-Band AESA Testbed

Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars are playing increasingly critical roles today, protecting Warfighters and civilians as part of air…

Professor Qian Chen, left, and former graduate student and first author of the study, Chang Qian. Photo Fred Zwicky

Researchers Capture Nanoparticle Movements to Forge New Materials

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties…