Rajesh Uppal
July 25, 2020 Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Nanotech
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Stealth technology has proven to be one of the effective approaches to enhance the survivability of Aircrafts. Aircraft/helicopter designers are making them stealthier by reducing their signatures; viz. visual, aural, infrared (IR), and RADAR cross section. Advancements in stealth technologies, as demonstrated by the very low RCS of stealth aircraft …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 24, 2020 Industry & Market Dynamics, Quantum
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Quantum sensors are measuring device that takes advantage of quantum correlations, such as states in a quantum superposition or entanglement, for better sensitivity and resolution than can be obtained by classical systems. QP will boost the capabilities of all sorts of sensory devices, such as gravimeters, which are used to …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 23, 2020 Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions
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Recently the Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs), especially laser DEWs are being developed as non lethal weapons. DEW is a system that uses Directed Energy primarily as a means to incapacitate, damage, disable or destroy enemy equipment, facilities and/or personnel. Directed energy has the potential to yield cost effective weapons that …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 22, 2020 Navy & Maritime, Test & Measurement, Unmanned & Autonomous Systems
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Autonomous vessels are one of the newest things in marine technology and many large organizations and companies are currently researching and testing unmanned vessels. There is a possibility that in a few years we will see unmanned vessels sailing in international waters. US Navy recently launched a fully autonomous, …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 21, 2020 Defense & Military, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy, Weapons & Munitions
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Batteries are preferably to be used under circumstances where there is no possibility for charging, and besides this, in fields where it is important to store energy given the smaller mass and volume. Military applications of batteries include radio appliances, lamps or most electricity powered devices and equipment. Supercapacitors, …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 19, 2020 Cyber & IW, Industry & Market Dynamics
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Cybersecurity Ventures predicts cybercrime will cost the world in excess of $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015. The NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, commonly referred to as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), provides private sector organizations with a structure for assessing and improving …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 18, 2020 Geopolitics, Strategy & Technological Rivalries, Photonics, Weapons & Munitions
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The Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) offer a transformational ‘game changer’ to counter asymmetric and disruptive threats, while facing increasingly sophisticated traditional challenges. Laser technology provides major advantages for military applications over kinetic weapons due to High precision and rapid on-target effect, precise and scalable effects, avoidance of collateral damage …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 16, 2020 AI & IT, Space Technology, Defense & Exploration
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Remote sensing of the environment, and especially Earth observation, is witnessing an explosion in terms of volume of available observations, which offer unprecedented capabilities towards the global-scale monitoring of natural and artificial processes. Satellite imaging payloads, mostly operate a store-and-forward mechanism, whereby the captured images are stored on board …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 15, 2020 Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Material
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The cities of today are built with concrete and steel between they are responsible for as much as a tenth of worldwide carbon emissions. Before they ever reach a construction site, both steel and concrete must be processed at very high temperatures – which take a lot of energy. And …
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Rajesh Uppal
July 14, 2020 AI & IT, Human & Soldier Systems, Unmanned & Autonomous Systems
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Robots have already become an indispensable part of our lives. Robots have revolutionized auto manufacturing, making plants safer and products more reliable — and reducing the number of people involved in the process. However, even inside a modern auto plant, robots have not been able to replace the human touch …
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