New Material Could Mean Lightweight Armor, Protective Coatings
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields,…
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Army Researchers Examine Solutions for Improving Aircraft Engines
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD — A team of Army and academic researchers reviewed a decade’s worth of studies examining fundamental…
Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just on the Horizon”
According to this article, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, released a report titled…
Aboard Commercial Rocket, Space Defense Agency Sends up Satellites for First Time
The Falcon 9 mission will include five Space Defense agency (SDA) satellites. These include a pair of “Mandrake II” satellites;…
Ultralight Material Withstands Supersonic Microparticle Impacts
A new study by engineers at MIT, Caltech, and ETH Zürich shows that “nanoarchitected” materials — materials designed from precisely…
The Space Force Wants to Use Directed-Energy Systems for Space Superiority
According to this article, Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force, acknowledged that…
Uniforms With Programmable Fiber Could Transmit Data and More
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Army-funded research has resulted in the development of a programmable fiber that could transmit data from…
Marines Create Innovative Vehicle Maintenance Tool Using Additive Manufacturing
QUANTICO, VA — Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell collaborated with 1st Supply Battalion and industry partners to…
Air Force Rethinks Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) Office, alongside the Naval…
NUWC Keyport Calls in “Huskies” for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Research Efforts
The U.S. Navy is partnering with the University of Washington through an agreement to enhance unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) technology…
Deputy Defense Secretary Announces New Artificial Intelligence Initiative
“The integration of artificial intelligence technology is about trust, and a responsible AI ecosystem is the foundation for that trust,”…
Building More Survivable Defense Systems and More Effective Weapons: A Short Course on LFT&E – Summer 2021
DSIAC is pleased to announce the availability of the Summer 2021 session of “Building More Survivable Defense Systems and More…