Russia and china are asserting their growing military might and reach through seas a threat to NATO nations. Russian naval activity is now at its highest levels since the Cold War. Head of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Korolev stated that in 2016 their submarine fleet had spent more than …
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Wideband High Frequency(HF) communications provide net-centric, high-speed beyond line of sight communications in Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) battlefield environments
Whether in the field of battle, search-and-rescue or humanitarian aid efforts, the ability to share real-time, networked information between ground, sea and airborne forces is rapidly becoming the defining factor in a mission’s success. However modern satellite and other communications systems in higher frequecies are under constant threat from adversaries …
Read More »DARPA “Sea Train” developing Autonomous swarm of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) for enhancing range of Naval operations
Militaries are becoming increasingly reliant on unmanned ground, sea and aerial vehicles to carry out dull, dirty and dangerous missions. Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV ) is a vehicle that operates at or near the sea surface and has no vehicle operators on board. The US is investing in the development and …
Read More »DARPA Mosaic Warfare Strategy employs complexity as weapon to dominate in multi domain conflicts, by employing dynamic and adaptive network of manned & unmanned systems and multidomain C2 nodes
The United States is increasingly engaged in a long-term competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation–a competition in which U.S. defense leaders and experts argue the U.S. military is falling behind technologically and operationally. The traditional U.S. asymmetric technology advantage—such as highly advanced satellites, …
Read More »US Navy’s new massive attack drones, Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) and Extra Large UUV (XLUUV) for assured access in A2/AD environment
USN has revised its Maritime strategy, for decisive war fighting advantage, in anti-access, area denial environment. US Navy’s vision is to achieve an integrated hybrid force of manned and unmanned systems with the ability to sense, comprehend, predict, communicate, plan, make decisions and take collaborative action to achieve operational goals. …
Read More »New Materials enabling Quantum repeaters and modems, a key technology for extremely secure large scale Quantum Internet
The first quantum revolution brought about semiconductor electronics, the laser and finally the internet. The coming, second quantum revolution promises spy-proof communication, extremely precise quantum sensors and quantum computers for previously unsolvable computing tasks. Quantum secure communication relies on sharing of entangled states between parties. Over short distances (less …
Read More »The increasing use of Synthetic Cannabinoids for recreational, and medicinal although Soldiers prohibited in use of Cannabinoid as it affects military readiness
The word cannabinoid refers to every chemical substance, regardless of structure or origin, that joins the cannabinoid receptors of the body and brain and that have similar effects to those produced by the Cannabis Sativa plant. Cannabinoids are compounds found in cannabis. Research has found that the cannabis plant produces …
Read More »Metal Organic Framework(MOF) have electromagnetic applications from reducing EMI, enabling stealth platforms to supercapacitor for electromagnetic weapons
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are periodic crystalline one-, two-, or three-dimensional structures composed of two major components: a metal ion or cluster of metal ions and an organic molecule called a linker. For this reason, the materials are often referred to as hybrid organic–inorganic materials. They are a subclass of coordination …
Read More »Breakthrough OLED and MicroLED Display technologies advancing to meet the need from commercial to military applications
Flat-panel display technology is exploding on several fronts as more screens are required for more devices. In total, the worldwide display market is expected to grow from $150 billion in 2019 to $228 billion by 2028, according to Touch Display Research. Today, the display market is dominated by two technologies—liquid …
Read More »Fire safety of High-rise buildings several unique challenges require new solutions and technologies
The World Trade Center events of September 11, 2001, focused the world’s attention on high-rise buildings. Since that time, there have been several other events that have kept the world’s attention on high-rise building fire safety, including fires in Madrid, Venezuela, and two in Chicago. The two deadliest high-rise fires …
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