October 2016 – International Defense Security & Technology

New Era of Smart Bullets has arrived: “One Shot, One Kill” of Moving Targets even under wind and dust

October 11, 2016 Army Comments Off on New Era of Smart Bullets has arrived: “One Shot, One Kill” of Moving Targets even under wind and dust

DARPA under its Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program has developed a self-steering bullet that can hit moving targets at long ranges with great accuracy. During successful live fire tests in Feb 2015, an experienced shooter using the technology demonstration system repeatedly hit moving and evading targets. Additionally, even a novice …

DoD’s Tern program will revolutionize small ships with persistent ISR and strike capabilities anywhere in the world.

October 9, 2016 Navy Comments Off on DoD’s Tern program will revolutionize small ships with persistent ISR and strike capabilities anywhere in the world.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has moved to a third and final stage of an effort to launch medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from US Navy’s relatively small surface ships like destroyers, frigates, and even freighters and expects an initial flight test in 2018. …

Top 10 emerging technologies of 2016 that will improve lives, revolutionize industries, and protect the planet according to the WEF

October 3, 2016 Security Comments Off on Top 10 emerging technologies of 2016 that will improve lives, revolutionize industries, and protect the planet according to the WEF

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2016 list, compiled by the Forum’s Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies and published in collaboration with Scientific American, highlights technological advances its members believe have the power to improve lives, transform industries and safeguard the planet. It also provides an opportunity to debate any human, societal, …

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