Defense Systems
Army tests solar
The Army’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center runs two solar projects that emphasize soldier-portable systems.
Defense Systems
Fighter helmet provides 'see-through' display
Using a helmet-mounted display that projects computer-createdsymbols directly on the helmet’s visor, F-35 pilots will also be ableto see a 360-degree infrared image of the ground beneath them duringnight flights.
Defense Systems
Marines try plug and play SIM
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab looks to simulation to help build warfighting skills
Defense Systems
Blue force blues
U.S., allies try to reduce fratricide with improved coalition combat identification.
Defense Systems
Following the Sun
The defense sector explores solar energy as a way to power field operations.
Defense Systems
Swarms of small satellites could provide the edge
If DARPA has anything to do with it, the U.S. military’s space future will be built around small, fast and agile satellite systems rather than the big, slow and ponderous systems it now relies on.
Defense Systems
Standard for unmanned systems..
One such set of standards is specified in the Navy’s Unmanned Surface Vehicle Master Plan: the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems which specifies data formats and communication methods for unmanned systems.
Defense Systems
Serving those who served
Serving those who served-Hire a Hero uses social networking to help veterans
Defense Systems
Congress wants closer eye on threats in orbit.
Almost a year after China used anti-satellite technology to explode the Fengyun 1C, its own weather satellite, Congress chose to up the ante on satellite protection.
Defense Systems
Rough seas ahead for usv
Unmanned surface vehicles might be the Navy’s future, but they have obstacles to overcome.
Defense Systems
Innovation on demand
The Rapid Reaction Technology Office looks for answers on the double
Defense Systems
First-person no-shooter
Sandia Labs develops a video game to teach ‘nonkinetic’ interaction skills
Defense Systems