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Pentagon: Prison Inmates Produced Thousands of Defective Helmets

Contractors sold the U.S. Army and Marine Corps thousands of ballistic helmets made by prison inmates containing numerous defects including “serious ballistic failures,” according to a new Defense Department Office of Inspector General report. The IG launched two joint investigations with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, supported by elements of the U.S. Army, regarding allegations

U.S. Army Declares Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 MSE Initial Operational Capability

The U.S. Army recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. “This is an extremely significant milestone in the maturity of our PAC-3 MSE interceptor, providing the warfighter with a more advanced hit-to-kill interceptor against the full spectrum of lower-tier threats,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of

USAF Reapers Demonstrate Missile Tracking Capability

Two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles have demonstrated the system’s ability to track missiles, during ballistic defence testing in Hawaii. The test was carried out in late June, during the Pacific Dragon exercise at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai: a multilateral ballistic missile defence training event involving the US

USAF Drops First JASSM From B-52 Bomb-Bay

The US Air Force (USAF) has progressed the rolling out of an internal smart-weapons capability for its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet, with the first test drop of the Joint Attack Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) in mid-August. The test, which was conducted by the 775th Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California,

Riptide Delivers Micro-UUVs to US Navy

Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a developer of unmanned maritime vehicles, has announced that it has completed the delivery of its first three production Micro-UUVs to the US Navy’s SPAWAR Systems Center – Pacific. The unmanned undersea vehicles are configured with a flooded payload module that will enable rapid payload development and demonstration. The Micro-UUV, Riptide’s first

Big Guns For Light Infantry: Mobile Protected Firepower

This week at Fort Benning, Ga., the Army told some 200 industry representatives from 59 companies what it wants in its next war machine, the Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle (MPF). The MPF must be light and nimble enough to accompany foot troops where the massive M1 Abrams cannot go: into dense jungle and narrow streets,

Revolutionary Camera Recording Propulsion Data Completes Groundbreaking Test

While thousands turned out to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) recently complete a full-scale test of its booster, few were aware of the other major test occurring simultaneously. NASA’s High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) project, a revolutionary high-speed, high dynamic range camera, filmed the test, recording propulsion video data in never before seen

Artificial Intelligence Drone Defeats Fighter Pilot: The Future?

In an intriguing paper certain to catch the eye of senior Pentagon officials, a company claims that an artificial intelligence program it designed allowed drones to repeatedly and convincingly “defeat” a human pilot in simulations in a test done with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). A highly experienced former Air Force battle manager, Gene

Method to reinforce carbon nanotubes could make airplane frames lighter, more damage-resistant

The newest Airbus and Boeing passenger jets flying today are made primarily from advanced composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic—extremely light, durable materials that reduce the overall weight of the plane by as much as 20 percent compared to aluminum-bodied planes. Such lightweight airframes translate directly to fuel savings, which is a major

A Powerful Yet Tiny Engine Inches Closer to Powering EVs and Drones

A GO-KART ISN’T the most obvious place to find the engine that could change how cars, drones, and anything else with a motor gets around, but it makes sense when you think about it. Karts are small, cheap, and crazy fun. “It’s a thrilling ride,” says Alexander Shkolnik. Shkolnik is the president and co-founder of

Army Acquisition Chief: Ground Combat Technology a Key Piece of Third Offset Strategy

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland — The Defense Department”s push to develop leap ahead technology known as the “third offset strategy” must include ground forces, an Army official said Aug. 3. The third offset strategy calls for the development of cutting edge technologies in various fields that will give the services battlefield advantages. Many of the

Air Force says the F-35 is combat ready

The Air Force this week declared that the F-35 Lightning II, one version of the most expensive weapon system ever, had reached initial operating capability, some 15 years after the Joint Strike Fighter program got underway. The Air Force’s announcement that the fifth-generation fighter was “combat ready” follows the Marines’ declaration last summer that its