Rajesh Uppal
February 26, 2023 Comm. & Networking, Industry & Market Dynamics
150
Bluetooth, developed in the late 1990s, is a technology designed to enable short-range wireless communication between electronic devices, such as between a laptop and a smartphone or between a computer and a television. Bluetooth radio technology was developed by L. M. Ericsson in 1994. The standard is named after the …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 25, 2023 Electronics & EW
510
As a vessel travels under or on the surface of water, it causes a detectable local disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. This disturbance, referred to as the magnetic signature, makes the vessel vulnerable to enemy defense systems. In submarine warfare, adversaries use increasingly sophisticated magnetic sensor and signal processing equipment to …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 24, 2023 Army & Land, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy
274
Currently, most vehicles rely on internal combustion engines for locomotion; however, a significant shift toward partial and complete electrification is likely to emerge as an alternative propulsion system for vehicles. An internal combustion engine system is highly cost-effective and hence, its usage is higher than other propulsion systems. Being a …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 24, 2023 Navy & Maritime, Photonics
4,878
A submarine is a naval platform that can stay underwater for an extended period to carry out missions, both offensive and defensive. It is a complex platform that includes multiple components. As radio waves cannot propagate in water, communication with submarines is difficult. To overcome this issue, submarines are being …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 22, 2023 AI & IT, Photonics, Security & Threat Management
1,279
Facial recognition is a way of using software to determine the similarity between two face images in order to evaluate a claim. The technology is used for a variety of purposes, from signing a user into their phone to searching for a particular person in a database of photos. …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 21, 2023 Army & Land, Comm. & Networking
271
Advances in automotive design have led to an exponential increase in vehicle electronics. Today’s vehicle design improvements are due in large part to the application of electronics to automotive systems. Vehicle functions are divided into systems and sub-systems to provide for passenger entertainment, comfort, and safety, as well as to …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 21, 2023 Army & Land, Critical & Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing
1,622
The effectiveness of anti-tank weapons used by Ukraine against Russian tanks revives old questions as well as generates new ones about armoured fighting vehicles and their future. Oryx, an open-source site tracking military-equipment losses around the world, has reported that Moscow has lost 5,020 military vehicles since the beginning of its …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 20, 2023 Comm. & Networking, Critical & Emerging Technologies, Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries
1,902
With every generation of communications technology, the focus of the network changes. The 2G and 3G eras centered on human-to-human communication through voice and text. 4G heralded a fundamental shift to the massive consumption of data, while the 5G era has turned its focus on connecting the Internet of Things …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 20, 2023 Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Cyber & IW
189
Throughout much of the world, food and beverage safety and security is a high priority. Concomitantly, the economics, societal robustness, and security implications of agriculture, foodstuffs and beverages are massive. Extensive quality measures are in place to prevent and mitigate threats from manifesting; outbreak and contamination detection and response systems …
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Rajesh Uppal
February 19, 2023 Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions
258
A high-payoff target, also known as an HPT, is a high-value target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of a friendly course of action. Also called HVT, the loss of high-value targets would be expected to seriously degrade important enemy functions throughout the friendly commander’s area of interest. The term has been widely used in the news media for Osama Bin Laden and …
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