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Emerging Technologies
June 2019
Services Report Progress on Directed Energy Programs
With promises to reduce cost per shot and provide unlimited magazines, each of the services are betting their directed energy technology can give them an edge on the battlefield. -
Research and Development
May 2019
Army Uses Mad Scientist Gathering to Explore Emerging Technologies
By Connie LeeAUSTIN, Texas — To better understand new technologies and scientific efforts that could aid warfighters, the Army is connecting with industry and academia through its “Mad Scientist” initiative. -
Research and Development
May 2019
Army, Coast Guard Researchers Poised for Greater Collaboration
After entering into a memorandum of understanding, scientists and engineers from Coast Guard and Army research laboratories have been given the green light to collaborate on projects and share research assets and data. -
Special Operations
April 2019
SOCOM Aiming for Big Boost in R&D Funding
By Jon HarperPresident Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request would give U.S. Special Operations Command a major increase in research, development, test and evaluation funding, as it pursues new capabilities to take on advanced adversaries. -
Emerging Technologies
April 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Sandia Lab Pursuing Autonomy in Hypersonic Vehicles
By Connie LeeAUSTIN,Texas — Sandia National Laboratories is examining ways to integrate autonomous capabilities into hypersonic systems, Alex Roesler, deputy director of integrated military systems center at the facility said April 25. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
April 2019
JUST IN: DARPA, Army Teaming to Pursue New Swarming Capabilities
By Connie LeeAUSTIN,Texas — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is examining ways to equip a small unit with swarming capabilities. -
Science and Engineering Technology
March 2019
National Security Implications of Gene Editing
It’s always terrifying to receive a phone call from Dr. James Giordano.Not that he is a scary person, but he talks about scary things: specifically national security threats that are in the near future, but few people are thinking about. -
Research and Development
March 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: The Race for Quantum Resistant Cryptography
A little known technological race is occurring in the realm of computer sciences and it could have an enormous impact for those who rely on encrypted communications, experts say. -
Research and Development
March 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: China: A Great Leap Forward in Quantum Tech?
“China’s leaders recognize the strategic potential of quantum science and technology to enhance economic and military dimensions of national power,” said a September 2018 report by the Center for a New American Security penned by Elsa B. Kania and John Costello. -
Research and Development
March 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: Defense Community Slow to Grasp Potential of Quantum-Based Tech
CHICAGO — Four stories underground — encased in several feet of concrete — is the University of Chicago’s new nanofabrication facility, where researchers apply the principles of quantum physics to real-world problems and technologies.
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