The world, say many experts, is on the verge of a second quantum revolution. Energy quantization gave us modern electronics via the transistor and the laser, but humans’ burgeoning ability to manipulate individual atoms and electrons could potentially transform industries ranging from communications and energy to medicine and defense. The most …
Read More »DARPA ( AIE, XAI and AI Next) developing “third wave” AI based adaptive military systems that are trustworthy, learn continuously, and explain their rationale
The first Wave of AI is Crafted Knowledge, which includes rule-based AI systems. In the first wave,humans defined the rules for the Intelligent machines and they follow the rules. The second wave of AI is Statistical Learning, which includes machine becoming intelligent by using statistical methods. This includes all machine …
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 »Future Smart Soliders require Man-portable military electronic systems
The vision for the future soldier is to be combat effective and also highly mobile, adaptive, networked, sustainable with total battle space situation awareness and information assurance. Therefore, he is equipped with night- vision goggles, radios, smartphones, GPS, infrared sights, a laptop as well as batteries to power them. …
Read More »Rising Green alternatives to fossil-based jet kerosene driven by rising global and military aircraft industry and concern of emissions
Global aviation fuel market was valued at US$178.560 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.00% to reach a total market size of US$253.261 billion in 2025. Booming travel and tourism industry is one of the major drivers of global aviation fuel market. According to …
Read More »Industry launch transparent, persistent and pervasive encryption solutions to prevent data breaches
Today, majority of organizations and many government departments and agencies have shifted their databases onto the cloud to improve efficiency and productivity of resources as well as bring down costs. Unfortunately, this move has exposed sensitive information to hackers, who have frequently launched cyber-attacks to retrieve and misuse data. The …
Read More »Data centers are attractive, lucrative targets for cyber criminals and nation-states, require security meaures & technologies
Today, majority of organizations and many government departments and agencies have shifted their databases onto the cloud to improve efficiency and productivity of resources as well as bring down costs. Unfortunately, this move has exposed sensitive information to hackers, who have frequently launched cyber-attacks to retrieve and misuse data. The major …
Read More »Military Embedded systems technologies enter large market growth driven by geopolitical rivalry and regional tensions
An “embedded system” is a word made by shortening “computer embedded system” meaning a system product or an electronic device into which a computer has been integrated. An embedded system is a controller that sits within a larger system in order to perform a dedicated function. An embedded system is …
Read More »DARPA’s LUMOS to develop Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and photonics platforms for defence applications
Photonics is a breakthrough technology as it uses photons (smallest unit of light) as the data carrier instead of electrons (smallest unit of electricity) used in electronic ICs. As light travels at very high speeds, photonics is widely used to transfer huge amounts of data at a very high speed. …
Read More »Rising Merger mania, less spending on R&D driving Pentagon, defense contractors out of step on technology research and innovation
In 2018, the Department of Defense (DOD) concluded that technology advancements among potential adversaries posed growing challenges to U.S. defense capabilities, putting U.S. battlefield superiority at risk. In this environment, DOD has renewed its efforts to foster innovation and secure technological supremacy. In response , the Pentagon’s undersecretary for …
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