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Aviation
August 2018
BISim Awarded Contract for New Flight Simulation Equipment
By Sonja JordanThe Navy recently selected Bohemia Interactive Simulations to develop new air crew technology that leverages virtual and augmented technologies to provide shorter and more cost-effective pilot training, said one company official. -
Infotech
July 2018
Pentagon Investing in Microelectronics Technology
With the security of Chinese-manufactured chips being called into question, the Defense Department is considering beefing up its investment in microelectronics, officials have said. -
Infotech
June 2018
Pentagon to Boost Investment in Microelectronics to Compete with China
With China and other nations increasing funding for the development of microelectronics, the Pentagon is planning to make major investments to ensure it stays ahead of the pack, said one department official June 14. -
Infotech
May 2018
Pondering Life After Moore’s Law
Gordon E. Moore, founder of Fairchild Electronics, wrote his influential article, “Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits” — which gave the world “Moore’s Law” — in the April 1965 issue of Electronics Magazine. -
Infotech
May 2018
Navy IT Spending Offers Opportunities for Industry
By Jon HarperContractors will have an opportunity to compete for major Navy information technology and professional services contracts in the coming months, according to a federal market analyst with Bloomberg Government. -
Defense Contracting
April 2018
Intellectual Property Rights Demands Stifle Innovation
By Philip J. JasperProgress has been made recently, but ongoing attempts to acquire commercial items in non-commercial ways — and to seek overreaching unlimited access to intellectual property — are creating a barrier for many companies. -
Infotech
April 2018
New Rugged Storage Server Developed for Military Use
By Vivienne MachiA new storage server system has been designed to provide militaries around the world with a rugged, globally compliant and environmentally compatible hardware platform. -
Emerging Technologies
March 2018
Raytheon Demonstrates Directed Energy Weapons at Army Exercise
Raytheon recently took down 45 drones during an exercise using a high energy laser and a high-power microwave, company executives said March 20. -
Acquisition Programs
January 2018
Consumer Electronics Industry Shows How to Break Augustine’s Laws (UPDATED)
By James S.B. ChewA book published in 1984 references two tongue-in-cheek “laws” to be avoided within the Defense Department, Congress and the defense industrial base.
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