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Palehorse Troop, 2CR conducts live-fire exercise

Army’s ‘Mad Scientist’ Initiative Looks at Future Differently

Posted on August 14, 2016 by challer

The commander of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. David G. Perkins, challenged military, industry and academic leaders attending the Mad Scientist Conference at Georgetown University here to think differently about the future.
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Program Aims to Facilitate Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites

Posted on March 30, 2016 by glenn.selby

DARPA’s new Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program is developing technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing in geosynchronous Earth orbit and demonstrating those technologies on orbit within the next five years.
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Rotator, Space | Tagged DARPA, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Defense's (DoD) Public Affairs, DoD, military, revelutionary capabilities, Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites, satellites, space robotics | Comments Off

Researchers are working to create a new design for the Harry Potter-esque invisibility cloak, which will conceal objects, making them more difficult for adversaries to detect.

Invisible Cloak for Military UAV’s, I’ll Have Some

Posted on August 30, 2015 by glenn.selby

Imagine if our military aircraft had the same “magic cloak” a certain wizard had. Well that technology isn’t too far off.
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Data Science

Posted on July 16, 2014 by jtozer

According to the Office of Naval Research, data science crosses the gamut of sea, air, space and human performance issues in a unique and wholly essential way.
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The Secrets of the Black Box

Posted on July 3, 2014 by jtozer

What happened? Learn how military researchers are unlocking the secrets of aircraft black box as they help determine the causes of naval aircraft mishaps.
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Top Tech: DESCENT

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jtozer

Top Technology is an Armed with Science series that highlights the latest and greatest federal laboratory inventions, technology and achievements. Want to suggest an invention? Email us at science@dma.mil Technology: DESCENT Modeling Technology Agency: Army Research Laboratory The Army Research …
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Using Silicon Nanowires to Detect Explosives

Posted on August 20, 2013 by jtozer

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed a technology, using silicon to fabricate a sensor that may revolutionize the way trace chemical detection is conducted. The sensor, called Silicon Nanowires in a Vertical Array with a Porous Electrode, …
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Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, addressed the Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters)

They Might Be Listening, But Probably Not To You

Posted on August 13, 2013 by jtozer

In spite of Internet-wide disbelief, and in the face of actual hecklers, Gen. Alexander explained to an audience of hackers at the Black Hat conference – and other denizens of the tech world – just what the NSA is doing.
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