Category Defence & Military Systems

US Army’s Future Command speeding up Army acquisition and transformation to match rising adversary capabilities

Purpose chart of US Army Transformation

US Adversaries like Russia are fielding revolutionary technologies like tanks and battle tested unmanned vehicles. The new T-14 Armata tank represents “the most revolutionary step change in tank design in the last half century,” says a leaked report of the…...

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Helicopter Pilots require Digital Night Vision Tech for Night Operations

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Pilots rely more on vision than on any other sense to orient  themselves in flight. The visual sense is especially important in collision avoidance and depth perception. A pilot’s vision sensors are the eyes generally are most accurate and reliable…...

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Global military textile demand , military requirements, technology trends, and large Market growth depending on testing as per Mil-specs

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Operation of Armed Forces personnel in harsh military terrains for extended tenure period necessitates protection from elements and battle hazards. Harsh military terrains exert profound effects on the physical and physiological performance of the soldiers and can impart serious health…...

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Li-Fi Technology promise to bring the Internet ot IoT Under the Sea and improve Navy’s Ship and submarine communications

Optical Underwater Communications system

It is predicted that LEDs will be the ultimate light source in the near future powering indoor illumination, outdoor lamps, traffic signs, advertising displays, car headlights/taillights, etc. Now another technique  promises to double the utility of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by…...

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Indian Governement’s mega military spending roadmap will spur Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Venture Capital (VC) investments in India’s Defense Industry

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India shares a 3,323km land border with Pakistan, and an even longer 3,488km border with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and has territorial disputes with both countries over the ownership of the Northern State of Kashmir and the North…...

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New technologies to aid Ocean search and rescue operations

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Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the…...

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Nanotechnology based smart textiles protects against chem, bio agents and also initiate movement in response to a stimulus

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Wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) have become a focus of significant research interest due to their potential applications in sportswear, military uniforms, environmental monitoring and health care.   Smart textiles are defined as textiles that can sense and react to environmental conditions…...

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DARPA’s underminer to develop tunneling robots and concepts for underground operations for emerging tunnel Warfare

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Criminals, terrorists and military have been using  tunnels since long time to evade detection as surface based detection methods are ineffective underground .  There has been an explosion of underground warfare in the last five years. From sophisticated cross-border Hezbollah…...

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5G testbeds for developing and testing new 5G technologies and 5G military applications

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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, short for 5th generation mobile networking or 5th generation wireless systems is the latest…...

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Nanotechnology for Bulletproof and Armor Materials

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In order to defeat a threat, armor systems are designed to: deform/deflect the threat; dissipate energy; and prevent residual debris penetration. Most anti-ballistic materials used in bullet-proof jackets or explosion-proof blankets are made of Kevlar, Twaron or Dyneema fibers, which…...

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