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…
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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…
DoD Uses 3-D Printers to Ease COVID-19 Ventilator Shortage
Developers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are collaborating with civilian partners to manufacture low-cost, emergency ventilators using 3-D…
Here’s the DARPA Project It Says Could Pull the Navy a Decade Forward in Unmanned Technology
WASHINGTON – A project inside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has the potential to pull the Navy’s unmanned surface vessel aspirations…
Surprise: Navy Submarines Could Soon Shoot Lasers From Beneath the Waves
Here’s What You Need To Remember: If the Navy can develop electrical hull connectors, power generation, and other systems needed for…
UCF Researchers Develop Groundbreaking New Rocket-Propulsion System
A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be…
US Army Plans To Develop Wearable COVID-19 Symptom Detector for Soldiers
The U.S. Army is planning to use wearable COVID-19 monitors to detect whether its personnel are displaying symptoms. For this purpose,…
Simulator to Train Police Use Lethal and Non-Lethal Weapons
The police have commissioned a simulator which will help armed officers hone their skills. The simulators has been installed at…
World-Unique Tire Testing Capability Saves Millions for Warfighters
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH (AFNS) — The ability of an aircraft’s tires to endure a landing at high speeds is…