The Rocket Engine That Proves Solar Thermal Propulsion Isn’t Just a Crazy Theory
This article discussed how engineers from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory are prototyping a previously theoretical rocket architecture that…
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Army, MIT Explore Materials for Transforming Robots Made of Robots
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Scientists from the U.S. Army and MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms created a new…
Mission Engineering (ME): Ensuring Key Technologies Drive the Joint Warfighting Concept
To achieve its National Defense Strategy goals, defense officials have said the Defense Department must increase the pace by which…
Winning the Gray Zone: The Importance of Intermediate Force Capabilities in Implementing the National Defense Strategy
“War is both timeless and ever-changing.” This edict is among the first sentences in Warfighting, the doctrinal publication every U.S….
Small-Diameter Bomb (SDB) II Approved for Operational Use
The SDB II program reached a major milestone on September 23, when the weapon was approved for F-15E Strike Eagle…
Army at Work on High-Tech Gear/New Rifle to Give Soldiers Winning Edge in Close Combat
FORT BENNING, Ga. – The Army is on track to equip its Soldiers with state-of-the-art gear that will give them…
The Propulsion We’re Supplying, It’s Electrifying
Since the beginning of the space program, people have been captivated by big, powerful rockets—like NASA’s Saturn V rocket that…
Liquid Lasers Challenge Fiber Lasers as the Basis of Future High-Energy Weapons
This article explores how instead of laser weapons, a new liquid laser could be the mechanism to shoot down missiles…
Additive Manufacturing Facility Delivers on Modernization, Readiness
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – It’s a question Lance Hall asks of his U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation &…
New Spectrum Strategy Reveals DoD’s Plan to Master Airwaves
Short of face-to-face conversation, wired internet, or telephone landlines—a mystery to many young Americans—nearly every form of communication the U.S….
DARPA Project Strives for Off-Road Unmanned Vehicles That React Like Humans
The self-driving car industry has made great autonomy advances, but mostly for well-structured and highly predictable environments. In complex militarily-relevant…
Work Begins on Starlink-Like Constellation of Small, Hypersonic, Missile-Tracking Satellites
As part of the Pentagon’s space strategy, the article discusses the U.S. military’s hiring of contractors to develop small satellites…