Coatings Show Promise in Improving Machinability of Gummy Metals
This article discusses how softer, so-called “gummy” materials offer challenges when it comes to chip formation and management. However, according…
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Enabling Human Control of Autonomous Partners
A major benefit of increasingly advanced automation and artificial intelligence technology is decreased workload and greater safety for humans –…
Northern Edge 21 Achieves Operational Test Advances for Airmen, Weapons Systems
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) — As exercise Northern Edge 21 concludes, the 53rd Wing is returning home May 3-14, after…
Future of Warfare, Strategy Will Dictate Special Ops Action
“The future of warfare will dictate how special operations forces operate,” said Army Gen. Richard Clarke, Commander of the U.S….
DoD Modernization Can’t Happen Alone, Defense Official Says
Technology development that’s competitive with that of adversaries is something the Defense Department can’t accomplish on its own. It must…
DARPA Seeks “Always On” Interconnected Networks for Multidomain Missions
To provide continuously available network pathways, DARPA recently announced its Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) program. MINC seeks to develop software that autonomously…
Air Force Research Lab Targets Precision, Navigation, and Timing Technology
According to this article, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is making investments into new precision, navigation, and timing…
NRL Designs Faster, More Energy-Efficient, Unpiloted, Underwater Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nicole Xu, Ph.D., a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Postdoctoral Research Associate from the Laboratories for Computational Physics…
Navy SM-6 Missile Will Attempt to Swat Down a Mock Hypersonic Weapon
An SM-6 missile will be tested against maneuvering threats by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy (USN)….
Army Researchers Make Step Toward Lighter Armor
ADELPHI, Md. – Army researchers contributed to the development of lighter armored vehicles for Soldiers with new computational and theoretical…
Defense Official Says Hypersonics Are Vital to Modernization Strategy, Battlefield Dominance
Hypersonic systems are among the highest priorities in the Defense Department’s modernization strategy to ensure continued U.S. battlefield dominance, said…
Strength in Numbers: Russia and the Future of Drone Swarms
Numerous militaries, including that of the United States, are now developing and conceptualizing drone swarms—groups of uncrewed systems working together to…