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…
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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…
Wichita State Will Take Apart an Army Black Hawk Helicopter to 3-D Print New Parts
Researchers at Wichita State University will take apart an Army helicopter in order to create a “digital twin” that can…
Electroshock Bullets Challenge TASER Dominance
A Turkish manufacturer aims to disrupt the worldwide market for less-lethal weapons with its new electroshock projectile, claimed to have…
Army Researchers Develop Innovative Sensor Inspired by Elephants
ADELPHI, Md. — Throughout time, seismic sensing – biological as well as technology-based – have aided warfighters in making critical…
NRL Conducts First Test of Solar Power Satellite Hardware in Orbit
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital…
Penn Engineers Develop First Tunable, Chip-Based “Vortex Microlaser” and Detector, Encode Information in Twisting Beams of Light
Vortex lasers are named for the way light spirals around their axis of travel, thanks to a property known as…
U.S. Army Successfully Launches Spy Drone From Black Hawk
The U.S. Army has successfully deployed a fixed-wing drone from a helicopter that then was able to receive video from…
Army ManTech Program Advances Materials for New Low-Profile Antenna
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD – Army scientists developed a first-of-its kind antenna that could change how ground vehicles and airborne…
Five Ways the U.S. Military Will Change After the Pandemic
The global pandemic is about to profoundly change the U.S. military’s role in defending the United States — even if…