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Smart photonic materials
August 23, 2021
The world population is estimated to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. Ensuring an adequate food supply for such a large number of people would be challenging enough for agriculture. But…
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Militaries developing Lethal, extremely maneuverable, Autonomous and stealthy Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV)
August 23, 2021
The armed drones like MQ-1 Predator and its larger cousin, MQ-9 Reaper, dual intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance-strike platforms have been highly successful against non-state actors as part of the counterterrorism…
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Soft Robotics for ocean exploration and reconnaissance missions of Navy
August 22, 2021
Most of the ocean is unknown. Yet we know that the most challenging environments on the planet reside in it. Understanding the ocean in its totality is a key component…
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Militaries race to develop Very Long Range Air-to-Air missiles with features like large ‘no-escape zone’, AESA Radar, EO/IR Imaging, Network centric data links and hypersonic speeds
August 5, 2021
Over the past few decades, advances in electronic sensors, communications technology, and guided weapons may have fundamentally transformed the nature of air combat. One of critical technologies was superior situational…
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Militaries developing Smart and Multifunctional materials and structures for morphing, self repair and cloaking
August 4, 2021
Smart materials or Active materials or Functional materials are designed materials that have diverse, dynamic features that enable them to adapt to the environment. They have one or more properties…
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Aircrafts & Drones are becoming increasingly important for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) missions
August 1, 2021
Three decades ago, only a handful of major powers had effective submarine capabilities but, today, fleets in operation around the world are growing rapidly. Emerging superpowers, like China, can add…
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High Frequency Surface Wave Radars (HFSWR) for Ship detection and tracking far beyond the horizon
July 29, 2021
In recent years organized crime in maritime regions has flourished, threatening both secure flow of goods from Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and lives of participants in the marine operations. Security…
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Indian Govt. plans thrust on Internationalisation of higher education to enhance its innovation
July 22, 2021
India climbed four spots on the Global Innovation Index 2020 and is now at 48th position in the list of top 50 innovative countries in the World Intellectual Property Organization…
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British Army’s new Armoured Fighting Vehicle AJAX, will be its ‘eyes and ears’ on the battlefields
July 21, 2021
Ajax is the British Army’s new multi-role, fully-digitised armoured fighting vehicle delivering a step-change in versatility and agility. The AJAX platform will be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the British…
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Researchers employ biomimetics for design of perfect Drones for delivery services, Search and rescue to counter drone missions
July 20, 2021
Unmanned aerial vehicle technology is advancing rapidly, and drones are getting smaller by the day. Militaries are now employing Micro, Mini & Nano UAVs into their operations. They provide situational…
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Race for faster, high performance System on Chip (SoC) for 5G, mobile computing, Smartphones, and IoT
July 10, 2021
A system on a chip or system on chip (SoC) is an integrated circuit (also known as a “chip”) that integrates all components of a computer or other electronic system…
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Night Vision Devices integrated with cellphones and Google Glass like wearables will provide future Soldiers greater situational awareness
July 8, 2021
Night vision devices are becoming essential equipment for night driving, night flying and night surveillance, wildlife observation and search and rescue missions. According to Industry ARC’s report on Night vision…
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