Saab has camouflage that works against infrared and radar for vehicles

The U.S. Army´s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Vilsek, Germany, is now evaluating Saab’s Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) on their Stryker fighting vehicles. This is the first field evaluation of the MCS conducted by the U.S. Army. The MCS, from Saab’s business unit Barracuda, provides constant protection to vehicles when stationary, while on the …

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Boeing will build DARPA’s XS-1 Spaceplane

Boeing Company has been chosen by DARPA to build the XS-1 Spaceplane. DARPAh aims to build and fly the first of an entirely new class of hypersonic aircraft that would bolster national security by providing short-notice, low-cost access to space. The program aims to achieve a capability well out of reach today—launches to low Earth …

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Titanium TALOS exoskeleton on track for late 2018

The US Special Forces is building the TALOS (tactical assault light operator suit) exoskeleton. The suit has : * physiological and biological sensors * actuators that serve as the muscles to power the suit * processors and computers, * and a durable exoskeleton that offers support to the operator. * the helmet has thin, transparent …

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Decoding of neural activity using new optical imaging and analysis techniques

Stanford University researchers funded by DARPA’s Neuro Function, Activity, Structure, and Technology (Neuro-FAST) program have developed new optical imaging and analysis techniques that allowed them to decode the neural activity of awake mice engaged in an adaptive, decision-making task. The findings of the Stanford team, made in collaboration with researchers at the California Institute of …

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Delegate and Annihilate is working against ISIS

. But less than four months after Trump took office, Mattis said the operational and tactical difference has been clear. Two significant changes resulted from President Trump’s review of our findings. 1 he delegated authority to the right level to aggressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities. 2. he directed a tactical …

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3D printing of fusing and bomb structure could make bombs times lighter but still as deadly

The Air Force Research Lab are working on a lighter Mother of All bombs which still has similar explosive power. The Advanced Ordnance Technologies program will make bombs structured to be lighter by using 3D-printed reconstructed loads within the bomb instead of in the casing — plus distributed blast yields, said Dr. John Corley, the …

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US Railgun is being test fired a few times per hour now and by the end of the year at 10 shots per minute

The US Navy railgun program is making great technical progress according to the Office of Naval Research program manager Tom Boucher. The Navy is now working towards installing railguns at permanent land-based test sites which would provide more and better data for fewer dollars than an ad hoc installation aboard a repurposed fast transport. New …

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By 2022, China’s Navy will outnumber the US and in the 2030s will achieve qualitative parity

China’s Navy will have a larger number of ships and submarines than the US Navy in 2030. China’s navy will be approaching 500 ships by 2030 and the US Navy will have between 300 and 350 depending upon which budgets get adopted. China’s navy will be a Blue-Water Naval Power by 2030: China is rapidly …

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US Navy could stick with Nimitz for next three carriers then cut over to Gerald Ford

Popular Mechanics talks about the difficulty, cost and delays of switching the design of the Gerald Ford Carrier to old and reliable steam launchers. The Nimitz aircraft carriers are still more advanced than any aircraft carrier from Russia, China or any other country. Nimitz carriers cost about $8.5 billion versus the $12+ billion of the …

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US Air Force wants to speed up hypersonic weapons development to stay ahead of China and Russia

On May 3, 2017, US Air Force senior leaders met to consider options to accelerate hypersonics research and development to break even more speed barriers and ensure continued technological superiority. Hypersonics refers to flying at five times the speed of sound, also known as “Mach 5,” or higher. From an Air Force perspective, it is …

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China test fired new missiles

China has conducted a number of weapons tests, which included the launch of a new missile type in the northeastern Bohai Sea close to the Korean Peninsula, the Information Bureau of China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on May 9. Speculations about the missiles test fired range from * a new variant of the intermediate-range …

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