Introduction: Biotechnology is the technology that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for commercial application or benefit to humanity. Operators in the Global Biotechnology industry primarily use living organisms or molecular and cellular techniques to develop products that are used in …

The vast majority of modern small arms use cartridges as ammunition. In the field of small-caliber ammunition, the terms ‘cartridge’ and ‘round’ are synonymous: both refer to a single complete unit of ammunition.   Components for small caliber ammunition The components for small caliber ammunition include cartridge casing, propellant, bullet …

While the need for convergence of cyberspace operations and electronic warfare is recognized within the Department of Defense (DoD), differences between how these two capabilities are trained, resourced, organized and employed combined with the significant functional level differences between the two have hindered efforts to converge their capabilities.   “The …

Current Ground combat vehicles, especially main battle tanks (MBT) and infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), are the mainstay of technologically superior armies. The combination of firepower, mobility and survivability allows such vehicles to dominate ground military operations. Now militaries are realizing much of the fighting in future conflicts will take place …

Department of Defense (DOD) must solve many complex optimization problems to enable mission capabilities – from determining the most efficient way to distribute supplies to minimizing warfighters’ exposure to hostile forces. Solving these intricate scenarios is difficult, largely owing to the limitations of existing computing resources. Today, many optimization problems …

The Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) is the British Army’s live trial of emerging military technologies and tools – bringing together industry and military experts to test new technology and improve Army capability. “The Army Warfighting Experiment has been and remains the flagship experimentation programme for the British Army. Through AWE …

The rising cost of new weapons systems has long been a concern for the Department of Defense (DoD). And, as DoD seeks to transform itself for the 21st century, it can anticipate an extended period of downward budgetary pressure. Moreover, growing costs will require difficult choices for DoD just to …