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NRL patents process for turning seawater into fuel
Researchers' E-CEM separates carbon dioxide and hydrogen and then produces liquid hydrocarbons for (still small) amounts of fuel.
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Navy wants drones to help drones
The Office of Naval Research is looking for other unmanned platforms to provide data transfers and refuel unmanned surface vehicles at sea.
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How 3D printing can aid the military supply chain
The Naval Surface Warfare Center sees additive manufacturing as a way to deliver "just-in-time" parts, at a much lower cost than current methods.
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US-China counterspace tensions mount
The Pentagon's latest report to Congress highlights China's growing military space efforts, which include the ability to disrupt what the U.S. or other countries can do.
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Bluefin’s SandShark a new breed of small, versatile underwater drones
The autonomous UUV, weighing less than 15 pounds, is capable of a variety of missions, including operating in swarms.
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Air Force looking for next-gen sensors
AFRL puts out a call for technologies to improve targeting via new electro-optical sensors for ISR and situation awareness.
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Drone maker demos a detect-and-avoid system for its lead UAS
Reaper and Predator manufacturer General Atomics puts its Due Regard Radar to the test, while also achieving a new flight endurance record for the Reaper.
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Navy says hit me again with Blackjack UAS
The small, rail-launched ISR drones are used by the Navy and Marines for ISR, and have shown potential for domestic use.
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Air Force: Cyber is a factor in future air superiority
Two studies point out that cyber activities and a changing threat landscape are having an impact on how the service approaches operations in air and space.
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DOD implementing a system to monitor insider threats
The system will look for systemic threat issues, whether they occur intentionally or accidentally.
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Air Force wants to tap into commercial satellite capacity
The Air Force released a request for information for Pathfinder 3, which is intended to provide the warfighter flexible access to commercial and military satellite capability.
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Air Force turns its attention to small UAS platforms
The proliferation of small systems present a threat, but also an opportunity, the service says in a recently released 20-year plan for small UAS.
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Army looking for tactical wireless receiving system
The request for information is looking for a fairly small, portable device capable of intercepting and transmitting a variety of analog and digital wireless signals.
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Why WMD-like treaties are unlikely with cyber
Christopher Painter, coordinator for Cyber Issues at the State Department, told Congress that curtailing the use of “cyber weapons” is complicated because, for one thing, the same tool used to attack can be used to protect networks.
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Navy's robotic lifeguard answers the call
EMILY, a Kevlar-coated, jet-powered buoy, was recently used to help rescue 300 Syrian refugees off the coast of Greece.
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Navy looking to shore up weapons-systems cybersecurity
NAVAIR issues a solicitation addressing the networked nature of weapons and the vulnerabilities can exist.
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The Navy has seen the future and it's filled with drones
Naval officials have recently described how unmanned technologies will “fundamentally change the way the Department of the Navy operates in the future.”
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Battelle demos a handheld anti-drone 'gun'
The research lab unveiled a man-portable drone countermeasure system, as well as a dual-mode sub capable of long-duration autonomous or manned missions.
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DARPA dives in to underwater navigation project
BAE was recently awarded a contract to work on DARPA’s Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation, an attempt to create a GPS-like system under the sea.
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