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Army tests solar
The Army’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center runs two solar projects that emphasize soldier-portable systems.
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Rough seas ahead for usv
Unmanned surface vehicles might be the Navy’s future, but they have obstacles to overcome.
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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.
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Serving those who served
Serving those who served-Hire a Hero uses social networking to help veterans
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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.
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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.
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Following the Sun
The defense sector explores solar energy as a way to power field operations.
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Innovation on demand
The Rapid Reaction Technology Office looks for answers on the double
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Air Force to advance small UAVs and systems
The Air Force is preparing a new research and evaluation program aimed at improving small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and moving new systems into production quickly.
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