March, 2022

• 23 March

  Quantum Memory for Quantum Computers

  

  Just as classical computers are unthinkable without memories, quantum memories will be essential elements for future quantum information processors.  Quantum memories are devices that can store quantum information for a long time with very high fidelity and efficiency. Quantum memories are devices that can store the quantum state of a photon, …

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• 22 March

  Requirements development and analysis, Requirements Verification & Validation critical for Military acquisition

  

  Requirements development is paramount to successful acquisition outcomes. Properly developed requirements enhance competition, ensure sound business strategies, provide the basis for realistic Government estimates, mitigate requirements creep, and help the Department to meet critical acquisition timelines. Systems Analysis of weapon system requirements projected by services may contribute immensely in reducing …

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• 21 March

  Future Smallsat Constellation challenges and technologies for Space Internet, Navigation, Remote sensing and Military missions

  

  Constellations of satellites are being proposed in large numbers; most of them are expected to be in orbit within the next decade. They will provide communication to unserved and underserved communities, enable global monitoring of Earth and enhance space observation. The idea of a constellation of satellites appeared in the …

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• 21 March

  Aviation electronic standards including ARINC, DO 254, DO160 and MIL-STD-704 make flying more reliable, predictable, and safer.

  

  The growing demand for high-efficiency fighter aircraft, commercial airbuses and the ever-evolving Aerospace and Defense requirements are driving the demand for next-gen airborne electronics systems. Air transportation agencies and aviation OEMs across the globe have been striving to build next-generation Airborne electronics systems to make flying more reliable, predictable, and …

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• 20 March

  High Altitude Platforms (HAPs), for communications and persistent, wide area, real time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)

  

  The constant growth of interest in high-speed wireless communications causes the search for new solutions and new types of radio access networks. Although more than half of the global population is already connected to the Internet, there is still a need for higher broadband connectivity and telecommunication services in suburban, …

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• 18 March

  Anti-Reflection (AR) Coatings

  

  Optics are employed in virtually every area of military operations, from vision systems and target designators used by troops on the ground, through guidance systems utilized in both manned and unmanned aircraft, to reconnaissance and surveillance packages carried by satellites in Earth orbit. These optics are often subjected to large …

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• 18 March

  Military AI advancing to next generation Robust and Adversarial AI

  

  Artificial Intelligence technologies aim to develop computers, or robots that match or exceed the abilities of human intelligence in tasks such as learning and adaptation, reasoning and planning, decision making and autonomy; creativity; extracting knowledge and making predictions from data.   Within AI is a large subfield called machine learning …

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• 16 March

  DARPA Novel Seaplane will employ wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) or Ground-effect vehicle (GEV) 

  

  Traditional sea and air lift platforms have significant operational constraints that limit flexibility. Sea lift platforms provide highly efficient transportation of large payloads, but require long transit times (days to weeks), large highly developed ports, and large standoff distances in contested environments. Conventional strategic airlift platforms provide high speed, but …

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• 16 March

  Amid China’s military quantum lead, US declares quantum as a “critical technology” and launches National Quantum Initiative

  

  The quest for quantum computing supremacy is a geopolitical priority for Europe, China, Canada, Australia and the United States. Boston Consulting Group’s 2018 report that estimates a quantum computing market of nearing $60 billion in 2035, which would grow further to $295 billion in 2050, which explains why nations, corporates and …

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• 15 March

  NSA, Army developing ‘Qubit Collaboratory’ to Advance Quantum Information Science

  

  The quantum world hosts a rich variety of physics that could enable functionality far beyond what traditional technologies can achieve. By probing and manipulating phenomena that occur at the single particle scale, the emerging field of quantum information science (QIS) aims to create new forms of computing, sensing, and communications …

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