Rajesh Uppal
May 31, 2022 AI & IT, Quantum
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High Performance Computing (HPC) refers to the practice of aggregating computing power in a way that delivers much higher horsepower than traditional computers and servers. HPC, or supercomputing, is like everyday computing, only more powerful. It is a way of processing huge volumes of data at very high speeds using …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 31, 2022 Security & Threat Management, Unmanned & Autonomous Systems, Weapons & Munitions
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The threats of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) hazards continue to advance. CBRN weapons are some of the most indiscriminate and deadly weapons in existence today, with capability to affect large population in wide geographical area and in short time. The release of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 29, 2022 AI & IT, Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries
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Within AI is a large subfield called machine learning, the field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Instead of the laborious and hit-or-miss approach of creating a distinct, custom program to solve each individual problem in a domain, the single machine learning algorithm …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 29, 2022 Electronics & EW, Industry & Market Dynamics
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In Oct 2020, the Department of Defense announced it has awarded over $197 million to advance microelectronics technology and strengthen the American microelectronics industrial base. This critical industry will underpin the development of other Department of Defense technology priorities such as artificial intelligence, 5G communications, quantum computing, and autonomous vehicles. …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 28, 2022 AI & IT, Electronics & EW
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US considers the Electromagnetic domain that is the electromagnetic spectrum portion of the information environment as a domain of Warfare. Assured access to the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is critical to communications, radar sensing, command and control, time transfer, and geo-location and therefore for conducting military operations. The …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 27, 2022 Army & Land, Weapons & Munitions
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While the Army has a variety of means to deliver long-range fires, such as organic attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and air support from Navy and Air Force aircraft, these assets are frequently unavailable due to adverse weather and terrain as well as availability. U.S. Army cannon artillery …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 26, 2022 Electronics & EW, Material
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Spin electronics (also called spintronics, magnetoelectronics or magnetronics) is “A branch of physics concerned with the storage and transfer of information by means of electron spins in addition to electron charge as in conventional electronics.” Spin-based electronics focuses on devices whose functionality is based primarily on the spin degree of …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 25, 2022 AI & IT, Navy & Maritime
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“Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface, but we know very little about them,” said Ersin Uzun, vice president and general manager of the Internet of Things team at Xerox. Floating sensors, known as floats, can gather far more detailed information, and can remain at sea …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 23, 2022 Critical & Emerging Technologies, Industry & Market Dynamics
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) DARPA has released a broad agency announcement (BAA) in Nov 2021 on a funding opportunity for research and development of mission system concepts to help the U.S. military address the challenges of peer competition. For decades, the United …
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Rajesh Uppal
May 23, 2022 Electronics & EW, Nanotech
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The age of electrically-based devices has been with us for more than six decades. With more and more electrical devices being packed into smaller and smaller spaces, the limits of physical space will prevent further expansion in the direction the microelectronics industry is currently going. Also, volatile memory, which does …
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