Category Critical & Emerging Technologies

AI & IT, Defence & Military Systems

DARPA ACK will assist military commanders in making rapid tactical decisions in multi-domain battlefield

The emerging battlefield is a multi-domain battlefield which shall include all the traditional domains of land, air and sea as well as Cyber, Space, Low Intensity conflicts, Information warfare including Psychological warfare and cognitive warfare shall be exploited by our…...

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Rajesh Uppal
March 10, 2022

Comm. & Networking, Security & Threat Management

Critical communications broadband capabilities

Public safety organizations and many other professionals need to communicate when coordinating operations and tasks. Critical Communication is essential to react and respond effectively and at the core of the functioning of emergency services. Critical communications include mobile, radio telecommunication systems…...

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Rajesh Uppal
March 7, 2022

Photonics, Security & Threat Management

Quantum enhanced LIDAR will help reduce environmentally damaging methane leaks from the oil and gas industry

In purely economic terms, methane leaks from well-heads and pipelines cost the oil and gas industry between $6bn and $30bn a year. In the US, methane leaks from the natural gas and petroleum industry are now the number one source…...

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Rajesh Uppal
March 6, 2022

AI & IT, Human & Soldier Systems

Future digitized Battlefield require Soldier transformation to software experts and data analysts

In an era where technology is the key driver enhancing capabilities across the military, the soldier remains as crucial as ever for achieving mission success. Some of the missions the soldiers perform can take weeks, away from in difficult terrain…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 26, 2022

Army & Land, Material

Automotive Lightweight Materials

Advanced materials are essential for boosting the fuel economy of modern automobiles while maintaining safety and performance. Because it takes less energy to accelerate a lighter object than a heavier one, lightweight materials offer great potential for increasing vehicle efficiency.…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 20, 2022

AI & IT, Cyber & Information Warfare

DARPA HACMS employed Formal Verification Methods to develop hack proof unmanned vehicles , weapons , satellites, and command and control systems

In 2011, Iran claimed to have downed a sophisticated American stealth drone, and unveiled what it alleged was a reverse-engineered copy of the futuristic looking RQ-170 Sentinel UAV, produced by defense giant Lockheed Martin. The drone was brought down by…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 17, 2022

Electronics & EW, Manufacturing, Quantum

DARPA project for cryogenic cables and connectors for quantum computing

Cryogenic electronics is important for a growing number of applications, including superconducting classical computing, superconducting quantum computing and quantum annealing, and superconducting single-photon detector arrays. One of the more difficult aspects about developing a successful superconducting electronics technology at very…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 16, 2022

Electronics & EW, Material

DARPA EPIC-HXR developing Hard X-ray imagers

An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (30×1015 Hz…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 15, 2022

Material, Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions

Ion beam accelerator for nuclear device characterization, detection of contraband materials, and Directed energy weapons

Ion beam accelerators are machines providing kinetic energy to charged particles called ions, which bombard the target sample – the material to be irradiated and subsequently analyzed. The target can be a thin foil or a piece of mineral, rubber,…...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 15, 2022

Electronics & EW, Industry & Market Dynamics, Material, Mechanical, Space Technology, Defense & Exploration

New Radiation-hardened electronics enable military small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deep space missions

There has been rapid growth in New Space applications like small satellites (small sats) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega constellations or satellite swarms. The increased U.S. investment in military space is driving growth in classified and unclassified applications. …...

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Rajesh Uppal
February 13, 2022