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The denial of GPS services during Kargil War has driven ISRO to develop Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), superior to GPS
February 1, 2021
The Global Positioning System (GPS), is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there…
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell propulsion technology for UAVs and Drones enable quiet, reliable, low-maintenance and long edurance missions operations
January 28, 2021
UAVs have evolved into increasingly capable platforms deployed for a wide variety of applications. The capability to fight effectively in urban areas against widely dispersed forces, while minimizing collateral damage…
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US Army developing Manned-Unmanned Teaming ( MUM-T ) technologies in multiple domains for operation in A2/AD environments
January 26, 2021
US military is facing increasingly Anti-access /Area denial environment, a set of overlapping military capabilities and operations designed to slow the deployment of U.S. forces to a region, reduce the…
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US Army xTechSearch competitions developing innovative dual use technologies for next generation military systems
January 25, 2021
The 2015-2018 U.S. Department of Defense Agency Strategic Plan underscores the criticality of innovation in its strategic goal to “achieve dominant capabilities through innovation, technical excellence, and defense institutional reform.”…
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US Army’s Network strategy for Army Network Modernization includes Dynamic Transport, Computing and Networked Edge capability
January 19, 2021
In 2016, The Army’s chief information officer announced the release of the Army’s new, long-term, network strategy called “Shaping the Army Network (2025-2040).” The document discusses the projected operational environment…
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Next generation non-lethal weapons being developed with ehnaced capability, longer range and lower risk of injury
January 9, 2021
The United States armed forces expect to encounter a variety of military operations in the future that are unconventional in nature. Known as Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) they…
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Militaries give thrust on new anti-coronavirus or COVID-19 tech innovations and technologies
January 5, 2021
From herpes and legionnaires’ disease in the 1970s, to AIDS, Ebola, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and now Covid-19, contagious diseases continue to threaten and disrupt human populations. The COVID‑19…
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COVID-19 Outbreak raises the threat of next pandemic, Synthetic Biologists race to develop detection, vaccination to cure technologies
January 5, 2021
Since December 31, 2019, when the 2019-nCoV coronavirus was first reported from Wuhan, China, It has spread like wildfire to every corner of the globe, posing a serious threat for…
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Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) that can track artillery rounds, rockets, mortar shells and unguided rockets, have been developed by NATO, China and India
January 3, 2021
Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) are primarily used to detect and locate enemy Artillery units by tracking the trajectory of incoming rounds. They can also provide fire correction of friendly artillery…
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Military electric land vehicles technology requirements and breakthroughs
January 2, 2021
The US Army is looking into the possibility of adding electric vehicle technology to its fleet of wheeled vehicles. The subject of a draft white-paper proposal by the Army Futures…
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China’s continuing military deployment in ongoing Border conflict in Ladakh raising future threat for full scale war
January 2, 2021
The Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a bitter standoff in multiple locations in eastern Ladakh since may 2020. The tension escalated manifold after a violent clash in Galwan…
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Under Cyber Warfare threat from China and Pakistan, India steps up cyber security measures and operationalising its Cyber Command
December 28, 2020
Cyber warfare has developed into a more sophisticated type of combat between countries, where you can destroy critical infrastructure such as power, telecommunications or banking by damaging the computer systems…
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