Category Comm. & Networking

DARPA CONCERTO developing single reconfigurable UAV payload for communications, radar and electronic warfare functions to enhance UAS adaptability and mission efficiency

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Unmanned Aerial Systems are gaining more importance every single day. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are used for both defensive and offensive purposes. Different sizes and capabilities of UAS support a variety of different applications. Improved networking capabilities have enlarged the…...

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DARPA OPS-5G to mitigate security threats facing 5G and future wireless networks in military appliations

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5G is the latest in a series of evolutions in public mobile networking, with widespread coverage and access on a subscription basis. 5G networks are characterized by improved capabilities across a variety of measures, including throughputs, latencies, numbers of devices,…...

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Underwater Acoustic Wave (UWAC) Communication technologies including Acoustic Modems enable Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUWs) missions

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Approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, yet almost 95% of the underwater world remains unexplored. Nearly 4000 robots are swimming up and down in the world’s oceans, which allow scientists to measure and understand ocean dynamics,…...

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Military Embedded systems technologies enter large market growth driven by geopolitical rivalry and regional tensions

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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…...

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Navy developing next generation Submarine Monitoring Network technologies for Antisubmarine warfare (ASW)

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Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) has always been a game of hide and seek, with adversarial states looking to adopt and deploy emerging technologies in submarine stealth or detection to give them the strategic edge. The advantage has shifted back and forth,…...

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After initial Hype and amid Cyber Warfare threat, Network Centric Warfare approach is now being adopted realistically in various Militaries

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As the 21st Century battlefield becomes increasingly complex and asymmetrical, military forces are striving to harness network technology to gain an operational advantage, by transforming traditional linear command structures and linking sensors, unmanned vehicles, command posts and ground troops to…...

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Hollow-core optical fibers enable secure communications in data centers, accurate sensing gyro for Aerospace applications

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Conventional optical fibers are fabulously successful, but they have profound limitations. They contain a glass core at the center of the fiber through which light is transmitted. However, not only does this glass center limit the speed of the light…...

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Phased array antennas for phased array radars to satellite constellations to SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) on warships

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Wireless electronic systems have been relying on dish antennas to send and receive signals. These systems have been widely used where directivity is important and many of those systems work well at a relatively low cost after years of optimization.…...

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Hybrid Free Space Optics (FSO)/Radio Frequency (RF) communication systems can improve the performance of Free space optical communications

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Free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating in free space to wirelessly transmit data for telecommunications or computer networking. “Free space” means air, outer space, vacuum, or something similar. FSO operates on the Line-of-Sight…...

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RF/Microwave Switching Technologies

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One of the most common functions in all electronic circuitry is switching. Switching has a wide range of uses. Engineers in industries ranging from telecommunications to military/aerospace need high-performance RF/microwave switching as part of their test setups. An RF switch…...

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