Rajesh Uppal
November 27, 2022 AI & IT, Technology & Systems Management
412
A project comprises a series of tasks designed to meet a specific objective. It can be developing a new product/service, constructing a bridge or building, house renovation, upgrading the data system, implementing new business, etc. All business people want to find a way to manage their projects effectively to boost …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 26, 2022 Defense & Military, Security & Threat Management, Strategy, Policy & Governance, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy
906
In the domain of defense, energy has the potential to be both an enabler of hard power but also, via denial, arguably itself to be a weapon of war. Energy enables nearly everything the military does, and the primary objective is mission assurance and decisive advantage on the battlefield. Energy security …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 25, 2022 Air Force & Aviation, Human & Soldier Systems
536
Military pilots often report cognitive performance challenges during flight operations. Many have reported experiences with spatial disorientation (SD), in which the pilot’s perception of aircraft position, motion, altitude, or attitude does not correspond to reality. SD has posed a significant problem to military pilots and continues to be a challenge today. …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 24, 2022 Global Risks & Future Threats, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions
188
Energetic materials and munitions are used across DoD in mission critical applications such as rockets, missiles, ammunition, and pyrotechnic devices. In these applications, energetic materials and munitions must perform as designed to ensure success in both training and combat operations. In these applications, energetic materials and munitions must perform …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 23, 2022 Electronics & EW, Navy & Maritime
4,855
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT). The abbreviation SIGINT – Signals Intelligence – stands for collecting and analyzing of information from radar- and radio-signals. Because …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 23, 2022 Manufacturing, Quantum
387
Advances in quantum mechanics have already led to innovations such as lasers and transistors. The next wave of quantum technology will result from the manipulation of quantum characteristics such as superposition and entanglement. Quantum technology (QT) applies quantum mechanical properties such as quantum entanglement, quantum superposition, and No-cloning theorem to …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 21, 2022 Defense & Military, Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Weapons & Munitions
2,523
Hypersonic refers to aircraft, missiles, rockets, and spacecraft that can reach atmospheric speeds in excess of Mach 5, which is almost 4,000 miles per hour or 6,125 kilometers per hour or more. Flying along the edge of space while gliding and maneuvering these missiles would strike targets with unprecedented speed …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 20, 2022 Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Industry & Market Dynamics
101
In the UK, there are some 7,000 people on the list who are in dire need of organ transplants and In the US, the number awaiting transplant is around 120,000, with 20 dying each day for want of an organ. Current organ transplant patients have to take immunosuppressant drugs all …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 19, 2022 AI & IT, Air Force & Aviation, Test & Measurement
291
Urban air mobility (UAM) can solve a myriad of transportation problems. This new technology, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, promises many benefits, such as reduced commuting times and urban congestion, and may introduce entirely new methods of transportation within and between cities in the coming decade. Commercially-operating …
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Rajesh Uppal
November 18, 2022 AI & IT, Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Weapons & Munitions
271
Throughout history animals have accompanied men into combat as modes of transport and communication, protectors and companions. They have fulfilled a variety of roles – from carrying men and munitions to evacuating the wounded, performing guard and sentry duties to carrying out search and rescue operations, detecting gas in trenches to locating …
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