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The threats of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) hazards continue to advance. According to the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database, there were a total of 143 attacks – 35 biological, 95 chemical, and 13 radiological – using CBRN weapons across the world from 1970 to 2014. The …
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Artificial Intelligence autonomising the battlefield with autonomous, smart and intelligent systems
Artificial Intelligence technologies aim to develop computers, or robots that match or exceed the abilities of human intelligence in tasks such as learning and adaptation, reasoning and planning, decision making and autonomy; creativity; extracting knowledge and making predictions from data. Within AI is a large subfield called machine learning …
Read More »Big data analytics trends and market
Big data is a term that refers to the kind of data sets that are too large or too complex for traditional data processing applications. Fast-growing mobile data traffic, cloud computing traffic, as well as the rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things …
Read More »DARPA grant to Penn State for modelling disruptions to the U.S. financial system
Financial markets refer broadly to any marketplace where the trading of securities occurs, including the stock market, bond market, forex market, and derivatives market, among others. Financial markets are vital to the smooth operation of capitalist economies. When financial markets fail, economic disruption including recession and unemployment can result. …
Read More »Synthetic Biology can fix Supply Chain Challenges
Our livelihoods – food, jobs, energy – depend on functioning and resilient global supply chains. Unfortunately, the uncertainty caused by the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic from region to region has made it difficult to resume business on a global scale. Since the beginning of COVID-19, companies and countries …
Read More »Aircraft Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) technology and market trends
Aircraft maintenance is the performance of tasks required to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or aircraft part, including overhaul, inspection, replacement, defect rectification, and the embodiment of modifications, compliance with airworthiness directives and repair. Aircraft maintenance in civil aviation employs generally Scheduled maintenance checks or blocks which are …
Read More »DevOps running on Kubernetes, and Containers, is the Future of Software
DevOps is a software engineering culture and practice that aims at unifying software development (Dev) and software operation (Ops) and removing the traditional barriers between the two. DevOps is an ideology comprising three pillars—organizational culture, process, and technology and tools—to help development and IT operations teams work collaboratively to build, test, …
Read More »Metaverse vision of a highly immersive and interactive shared world inhabited by avatars of real people
The term “metaverse” was coined by Neal Stephenson in a science fiction novel almost 30 years ago. “Metaverse” is currently a major buzzword in the world of tech, business, and finance, and like all buzzwords, its definition is fuzzy and contested and means different concepts to different people. Metaverse is …
Read More »Cyber Security of Industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA systems
Industrial control system (ICS) is a collective term used to describe different types of control systems and associated instrumentation, which include the devices, systems, networks, and controls used to operate and/or automate industrial processes. Depending on the industry, each ICS functions differently and are built to electronically manage tasks efficiently. …
Read More »5G is a game changer for the military
Mobile communications systems have evolved through wireless technology innovation into 2G, 3G, and then 4G to keep pace with ever increasing voice and data traffic. 5G is the latest iteration of cellular technology that is providing seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and highly reliable communications. It will increase …
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