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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…

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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…

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DoD Adopts Standard for Human Readiness Levels

First created by NASA in the 1970s, the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) – which measures the progress of new technology…

A U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie, an autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, blasts off during a test flight at Eglin Air Force Base. The test flight and data collected will inform future air operations and contribute to advanced autonomous programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)

Air Force Advances Human-Machine Teaming With Autonomous Collaborative Platforms

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous…

An Airman assigned to the 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron prepares GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions to be loaded onto a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The loading operations were a component of the Air Force Research Laboratory QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings)

Air Force Demonstrates Low-Cost Maritime Defense Capability With QUICKSINK

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – In a demonstration of enhanced maritime lethality, the Air Force tested a new,…

From left to right, Berkeley Lab researchers Anthony Gonsalves, Alessio Amodio, and Dan Wang align precision optics to prepare the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Petawatt laser for laser-plasma accelerator (LPA) experiments. The machine learning–based control algorithm stabilizes the high-power laser’s pointing at the LPA target. (Credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab)

Machine Learning Helps Ease the Jitters of High-Power Lasers

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a breakthrough in laser technology by…

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Space Development Agency Completes Successful Launch of T1DES Prototype Satellite

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Space Development Agency announced the successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, of the first prototype…

Sailors from the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) pull in line from a tugboat as the submarine prepares to depart Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine

Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Team up to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Critical Missions

Over the past decade, additive manufacturing has emerged as a disruptive force in advanced defense manufacturing. However, skepticism about its…