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DARPA SIGMA deployed city wide Internet of Things (IoT) network to provide real time situational awareness of CBRNE threats
October 11, 2020
Since the invention of nuclear power, there have been numerous “accidents.” From Three Mile Island and Chernobyl to the more recent problems in Fukushima, it would seem nuclear power is…
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DARPA’s Cyber Assured Systems Engineering (CASE) developing tools for designing embedded computing systems tolerant to cyberattacks
October 10, 2020
Embedded computers can be found in places such as smart home appliances, medical gear, cars, and even facilities such as power plants. And they run software that can be exploited…
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DOD Identifies and Manages Manufacturing Risk and Readiness using MRLs
October 7, 2020
The Department of Defense (DOD) has a well-documented history of taking much longer and spending much more than originally planned to develop and acquire its weapons systems. In particular, as…
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Growing threats to ICT supply chains, DOD implements Supply Chain Risk management (SCRM) in acquisition
October 5, 2020
The rapid evolution of technology and outsourced manufacturing has created new opportunities, as well as new challenges and risks. Organizations today are under increased pressure to improve product designs as well…
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DARPA’s LogX to develop Real-time DOD logistics and supply chain system while improving its situational awareness (diagnosis), prediction (prognosis) and resilience.
October 3, 2020
The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Joint Logistics Enterprise, which spans both supply chain and logistics operations, provides the means to muster, transport, and sustain military power anywhere in the world…
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3D Printing to enable on-demand, 3D-printed explosives at the front line.
October 1, 2020
Energetic materials and munitions are used across DoD in mission critical applications such as rockets, missiles, ammunition, and pyrotechnic devices. In these applications, energetic materials and munitions must perform as…
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China’s two aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong, recently completed military drills in the South China Sea, plans to launch its third aircraft carrier by end of 2020 or early 2021
October 1, 2020
In 2015, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC, China) Ministry of National Defense published its military strategy which highlighted the increasing importance of maritime dominance stating that “the traditional mentality…
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Unmanned Aerial Systems emerging promising alternative for IEDs and Landmine detection and Disruptionr
September 30, 2020
Several countries suffer from the existence of millions of buried landmines in their territories. These landmines have indefinite life, and may still cause horrific personal injuries and economic dislocation for…
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DARPA MBA develops set of Biomarkers predicting Warfighter Readiness and performance in military missions
September 29, 2020
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched a program helping the Department of Defense sustain and reinforce U.S. military readiness through the study of warfighter biology. The Measuring Biological Aptitude…
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Increasing cyber threats to commercial and military ground vehicles is driving new approaches and research on vehicle cybersecurity
September 27, 2020
Increasingly, today’s vehicles feature driver assistance technologies, such as forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and vehicle safety communications. In the future, the deployment of driver assistance technologies may result…
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Quantum repeater technology breakthroughs pave the way for Quantum internet—the quantum version of the current Internet
September 24, 2020
Quantum encryption using single photons is a promising technique for boosting the security of communication systems and data networks, but there are challenges in applying the method over large distances…
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New Autonomous Sense and Avoid sensor technologies enable Safe and efficient integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
September 19, 2020
Safe and efficient integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into Civil Airspace is a key challenge for unleashing their potential for non-military applications “without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, impacting…
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