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Air Force News
January 2023
Air Force Labs Pursue More Powerful, Efficient Engines
From engines cheap enough to be considered “expendable” on munitions, to rockets that can carry payloads to the Moon, the Air Force is constantly looking to improve its means of propulsion. -
Research and Development
September 2022
JUST IN: New Rapid Fielding Program Launching Despite Funding Uncertainty
AUSTIN, Texas — The Defense Department’s latest initiative to speed the development and fielding of new technology and systems has been selecting prototypes and is set to officially go into operation in fiscal year 2023. -
Research and Development
September 2022
Addressing the Threats of Emerging Biotechnologies
By Dr. Diane Dieuliis and Dr. James GiordanoWe have noted with interest the pivot in U.S. Biodefense programs published in National Defense recently as the United States and other nations strive to keep pace with emerging biotechnology capabilities that complicate the biothreat landscape. -
Energy
September 2022
Energy Efficiency Is a Warfighting Imperative
By Arun SeraphinThe Pentagon’s renewed commitment to bolster the development and deployment of energy efficient technologies in military systems is a welcome one. -
Research and Development
August 2022
JUST IN: DARPA Kicks Off New Outreach Strategy
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency kicked off a series of conferences that it hopes will raise its profile and attract the best and the brightest to come work for it, or participate in its programs. -
Research and Development
August 2022
Emerging Technologies Institute Marks First Birthday
By Dr. Mark J. LewisAs you read this, the one-year anniversary of the official standup of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies Institute is upon us. And what an eventful year it has been. -
Research and Development
August 2022
Study Predicts BioTech’s Long-Term Impact on Defense
By Diane DiEuliis , Peter Emanuel and Brian FeeneyThe Biotechnology Community of Interest released a study on the future of biotechnology in April, titled “Bio-Futures 2050: Defense Impacts and Opportunities.” -
Army News
July 2022
JUST IN: Army Aiming to Demo New Mobile Command Post by 2026
The newest iteration in the Army’s effort to modernize its command posts is hoping to have a "fully integrated demo" ready by 2026, the project’s lead said. -
Research and Development
May 2022
2023 Science, Technology Budget a Mixed Bag
The fiscal year 2023 Defense Department budget proposal is a big win for research, development, test and evaluation — particularly the science and technology portion of the funding — according to senior officials. However, a closer analysis of the request and the impact of inflation indicates the proposal is less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted budget. -
Emerging Technologies
March 2022
U.S. Needs to Refocus on Energetic Materials
By John Fischer and Dr. Mark J. LewisThe list of top defense modernization priorities that were cited in the 2018 National Defense Strategy forms the basis of our work at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies Institute.
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