Space Challenges Prompt DoD Response, Space Superiority
U.S. Space Command operations in space deter conflict; deliver space combat power for the joint force, allies, and partners; and…
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Characterization of Composite Spaced Armor Performance
SUMMARY Composite spaced armor is an unconventional armor system capable of stopping armor-piercing (AP) projectiles at lower areal density than…
Shock-Dissipating Fractal Cubes Could Forge High-Tech Armor
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 7, 2020—Tiny, 3-D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven…
Promising New Research Identifies Innovative Approach for Controlling Defects in 3-D Printing
With its ability to yield parts with complex shapes and minimal waste, additive manufacturing has the potential to revolutionize the…
Summer Fury Showcases Reach of 3rd MAW’s Lethal Weapons
MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. —The character of warfighting is increasingly dynamic, and the rapid advance of new technology has led the…
Army Advances Learning Capabilities of Drone Swarms
ADELPHI, Md. — Army researchers developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to…
Army Researchers Earn Patent for Secure Communications Invention
ADELPHI, Md. — Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly…
DoD Officials Discuss Framework for Advancing Directed Energy Weapons
The Defense Department is developing directed energy weapons — high-powered lasers and microwaves — in concert with industry in a…
DoD Innovation Speed Must Increase to Modernize
Speaking on a panel at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, yesterday, Michael Brown said while the 5-year-old DIU…
NASA’s Next Laser Communications Demo Installed, Integrated on Spacecraft
On July 16, 2020, the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload was installed and integrated on the U.S. Department of Defense Space…
SMDC Develops Cutting-Edge Technology to Support Warfighters
REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL – For the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, defending the high ground begins in research…
Mitigating Vulnerability
Over the last few years, the Air Force has been taking proactive approaches to prepare for a proverbial “sucker punch”…