DefenceTalkDARPA has selected three performers to develop technologies and solutions for the Underminer program that would surpass current commercial drilling capabilities. Underminer aims to demonstrate the feasibility of rapidly constructing tactical tunnel networks to provide secure logistics infrastructure to pre-position supplies or resupply troops as they move through an area. Teams from General Electric Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/underminer-demos-feasibility-of-rapidly-constructed-logistics-tunnels-75029/

DefenceTalkThe ability to operate in high threat environments, without putting warfighters or service people at risk, is one of the single biggest challenges faced by decision makers of the day. Part of the solution is the use of Unmanned Vehicles that are not only ‘safer but potentially more effective than the use of current manned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/irvingq-develops-airdrop-platform-compatible-for-use-with-milrem-robotics-ugv-74985/

DefenceTalkWhen faced with eminent danger, no one has to think twice about what to do next. Get away from it! But what if you are in a confined space and maybe not even aware of the danger? That’s a very real possibility faced daily by maintenance technicians every time they go to work inside an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-researchers-developing-wearable-agent-detector-to-improve-aircraft-maintainer-safety-74933/

DefenceTalkA quantum sensor could give Soldiers a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency spectrum, from 0 to 100 GHz, said researchers from the Army. Such wide spectral coverage by a single antenna is impossible with a traditional receiver system, and would require multiple systems of individual antennas, amplifiers and other components. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-quantum-sensor-covers-entire-radio-frequency-spectrum-74889/

DefenceTalkService members at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii recently tested a prototype DARPA system designed to help military analysts and planners determine if observed events – such as increased force movements, cyber intrusions, and civil unrest – are unconnected occurrences, or if they’re part of an adversary’s coordinated campaign to achieve strategic objectives in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-demonstrates-competition-tool-at-combatant-command-74881/

DefenceTalkThe technological superiority of the United States armed forces is being challenged by new and evolving threats constantly being developed by potential adversaries. To counteract these challenges, the country’s Department of Defense (DoD) is expected to spend an estimated $481 billion between 2018 and 2024 to identify and develop new technologies for advanced weapon systems, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/development-of-new-weapons-systems-key-to-sustaining-us-military-superiority-74871/

DefenceTalkEspoo, Finland: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. Despite great potential for improving public safety, use of drones can also lead to very undesirable situations, such as privacy and safety violations, or property damage. There is also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-research-improves-drone-detection-74865/

DefenceTalkRaytheon said Tuesday it has completed the first round of testing of the radar antenna array for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier and Missile Defense Sensor, a next generation radar intended to counter hypersonic weapons. The testing follows the U.S. Army selection of Raytheon to build the LTAMDS less than five months ago. “Concluding these […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-completes-first-tests-of-radar-for-anti-hypersonic-sensor-74840/

DefenceTalkThe US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multi-billion-dollar military cloud computing contract to Microsoft in a bidding process Amazon claims was tainted by politics. A judge last month issued an order at Amazon’s request temporarily blocking the US military from starting work on the Joint Enterprise […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-wishes-to-reconsider-awarding-jedi-contract-to-microsoft-74812/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation has completed a successful government customer demonstration of the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) system at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. During the successful live fire demonstration, Northrop Grumman used the HAMMR system, mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) sensor to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-demonstrates-on-the-move-ground-radar-capability-74797/