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ATF Grants Explosives License to Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Company
Unmanned aquatic vehicles with explosives-related capabilities could help combat littoral mine threats, Aquabotix says.
Startup Companies Push Aerospace Innovation
New offerings include advanced rocket design, fuel cell power, more efficient robots, unmanned cargo systems and other aerospace solutions.
Marines Corps Outlines Technology Needs
The Marine Corps is looking to the industry to provide cybersecurity, radio, handheld, network, advanced waveforms and other capabilities for warfighters.
Behavorial Biometrics Can Supplement Traditional Identity Verification
AI and machine learning technology can identify users by how they use their keyboard and mouse.
Marines Consider Compact Laser Weapon
The service is evaluating the manportable weapon as an important counter measure against unmanned aerial vehicles.
DOD, FBI and DHS Biometric Databases Will Be Able to Talk to Each Other
New standard for encoding biometric information set for approval in 2019.
U.S. Navy Replaces Obsolete Part With 3D Printing
The RESTORE Lab and the Undersea Communications and Integration Program Office repaired a failing U.S. Air Force antenna using a process that took about six months.
DARPA Pumps $2 Billion Into Next-Gen AI
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks to quickly transform artificial intelligence systems from specialized tools into problem-solving partners.
U.S. Military Takes MALD-X Outfitted with Electronic Warfare to the Air
The modular, air-launched missile upgraded with electronic warfare capabilities completed a flight demonstration this week, DOD reports.
The Military Downside to a Global Mesh Network
A space-based global mesh network will benefit adversaries, too.
Army Delivering on Its Network Promises
The integrated tactical network helps warfighters address emerging threats.
Improving Electronic Warfare
Tactical jammers are getting an upgrade to defend against emerging threats.
Defense CIO Describes Vision for Joint AI Center
“This is all about doing two things incredibly well: we’ve got to move at a lot faster pace and then do this at scale.”–Dana Deasy, DOD CIO, on the creation of a Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
This Itsy Bitsy Spider is a Robot
The advance could open up the field of soft robotics at much smaller sizes.
Boeing to Open Aerospace, Autonomy Research Center
The R&D facility, headed for MIT's Kendall Square, seeks to accelerate the development of future mobility solutions.
New Software Provides Improved C2 Capabilities
Software developed by CERDEC allows for increased collaboration between commanders, staff and soldiers on the move.
CERDEC Rolls Out Innovation
The Army’s research center is sending expeditionary C4ISR capabilities out to the battlefield.
The IRS Works to Innovate While Implementing Tax Reform
Juggling priorities, the nation’s tax collection agency is considering how to incorporate big data analytics, cloud and automation, among other information technology innovations.
Experts Identify Emerging Technologies
Evolving capabilities likely to affect several government and business sectors in the near future.