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…
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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…
Aircraft Availability, Readiness Increases at Three Bases Thanks to New Methodology
WASHINGTON (AFNS) —The U.S. Air Force is seeing success in new sustainment initiatives, resulting in increased aircraft availability and readiness…
Skyborg: Rise of the Autonomous Wingmen
Skyborg is an autonomy-focused capability that will enable the U.S. Air Force to operate and sustain low-cost, teamed aircraft driven…
Army 3-D-Printed Holography Device Rapidly Detects, Characterizes Aerosols
ADELPHI, Md. — An Army researcher, along with university partners, developed a miniaturized holography instrument that is being used on…
Making History With VMM-163: Squadron Deploys Oceanographic Sensors
MIRAMAR, Calif. —The Marine Corps continuously works toward enhancing its operational capabilities while performing amphibious operations to save lives and…
Defense Science Board Counter Autonomy Report Executive Summary
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Counter Autonomy (CA) recently published their “Counter…
NSWC Philadelphia Division Supports Additive Manufacturing in the Fleet
Following the successful one-year trial of additive manufacturing (AM) technology aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Naval…
Non-Lethal Torpedoes, Rubber Octopus, and Super-Slime: The Weird World of Vessel-Stopping Weapons
This article discusses three advanced non-lethal weapons that were developed by the U.S. Navy (USN), which were intended to keep…