What Is LRAD? The “Sound Cannon” Used by Police Explained
As protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd continue to roil the country, Twitter has been abuzz lately with…
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USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System
The supercarrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), now America’s oldest operational aircraft carrier, just got an upgrade before she left port in Washington State to…
All-Electric Propulsion Payback Time Shorter Than Expected
Part of our ongoing series of webinars and the first in Riviera Maritime Media’s Maritime Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cells Webinar…
New Soliton Laser Pulses Deliver High Energy in a Trillionth of a Second
Scientists have developed a new type of laser that can deliver high amounts of energy in very short bursts of…
Small Robotic Mule, Other Unmanned Ground Systems on the Horizon
FORT MEADE, MD — The Army plans to award a contract this month to produce hundreds of robotic mules that…
Super Material Provides Surprising Test Results in New Study
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MDÂ — Imagine discovering a material in the future that is so resilient that it can withstand extreme…
Pentagon Reshuffles R&D Priorities
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Defense Department is shaking up its list of research-and-development priorities as the Pentagon builds new roadmaps for…
Watch This Ship-Mounted Navy Laser Shoot Down a Drone
The future of naval warfare arrived earlier this month when a U.S. Navy laser stationed aboard a ship shot down…
Industry Fielding More Powerful, Flexible Radars
The defense industry is working alongside the Pentagon and allied nations to bring online new radar systems that can be…
After a Year of Successes, U.S. Air Force Continues to Advance S&T Strategy
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In the spring of 2019, the Air Force released the Air Force Science and…
AFRL Achieves Record-Setting Hypersonic Ground Test Milestone
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Test Center ground test…
Nanoscale Experiments Give Researchers Optimism for Stronger, Lighter Soldier Armor
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Soldier armor, such as bulletproof vests and helmets, depends upon high-performance ballistic fibers for its strength…