March, 2018

• 7 March

  The shortages of cyber warriors are driving Militaries to recruit geek armies to complement their cyber force.

  

  The incidents of cyberwarfare are ever increasing, targeting more and more countries and becoming legitimate. Part of the Ukrainian power grid was attacked by hackers, causing blackouts; US accused Iranians of attempting to hack into the control-system of a dam.  Russia was also suspected for cyber-attack on Turkey following the …

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• 5 March

  New Materials for Warships include carbon and glass fibre, aluminium, syntactic foam, copper and graphene

  

  To date, different types of carbon and alloy steels have proved to be the main materials of choice for naval ship construction around the world. While composites, titanium and aluminium alloys have been utilized for making hulls of smaller vessels such as patrol boats, these materials do not meet the …

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• 4 March

  DARPA CommEx developed cognitive radio technologies that maintain communications even under severe jamming environment

  

  Russia, has displayed jamming and spoofing capabilities in the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Syria in the last several years. The use of Russian technology in these conflicts demonstrated that Russia retains advanced electronic warfare capabilities.   Russia has deployed Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and SIGINT aircraft, such as the Il-20, …

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• 4 March

  DARPA’s M3IC developing critical magnetic components for future AESA based radars, communication and electronic warfare systems

  

  Next-generation radar systems are critical to providing situational awareness of the entire networked battlefield. Active Electronically Steered Array (AESA) antennas have revolutionized the performance of modern radars, communication and electronic warfare systems by greatly reducing the maintenance costs and failure rates, enhancing scanning speed and accuracy, more resistant to interference …

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February, 2018

• 27 February

  DARPA investing in breakthrough camera technologies like 4D camera, seeing around corners and digitally mapping the room for urban and unconventional warfare

  

  Urban Warfare Operations are complicated by a three-dimensional environment, limited fields of view and fire because of buildings, enhanced concealment and cover for defenders, below-ground infrastructure, and the ease of placement of booby traps and snipers. DARPA  is  investing in many novel camera technologies . In the event of urban …

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• 26 February

  US and UK Airforce deploying Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) technology for rapid engagement of enemy aircraft, and reduce risk to friendly aircraft.

  

  IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) is the military designation of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) System that is used to identify and track military aircraft. It enables military and civilian air traffic control interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and range …

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• 23 February

  Future infantry squads shall be equipped with lighter, Safer, programmable but more lethal ammunition

  

  U.S. Army small-arms experts recently laid out a blueprint of future small-arms goals that would equip infantry units with several new weapons, ranging from a new squad automatic rifle to a new shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapon. The service plans to equip infantry squads with lighter, more effective small arms.   The …

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• 10 February

  New class of Electronics: Biodegradable, Transient, Self Destructing for Security and Biomedical applications

  

  Consumer electronics constitute a rapidly increasing source of waste. Cell phones, tablets and the like are typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable, partly environmentally toxic materials. A report from United Nations University (UNU) found that the world produced 41.8 million metric tons of e-waste in 2014 – an amount that would …

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• 8 February

  DARPA Assured Autonomy Seeks to guarantee Safety of Autonomous Systems that leverage capabilities of machine learning

  

  DARPA has launched a new research program called Assured Autonomy that aims to advance the ways computing systems can learn and evolve to better manage variations in the environment and enhance the predictability of autonomous systems like driverless vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).   “Tremendous advances have been made …

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• 4 February

  Counter stealth radars on China’s High-altitude Long-endurance drones is enhancing its A2/AD capability

  

  Situational awareness of potential hostile targets and of friendly forces is considered to be a key component in obtaining and sustaining military superiority over adversaries. Airborne Early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft has been providing  a real-time picture of friendly, neutral, and hostile air and maritime activity under all kinds …

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