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U.S. Army Maj. Evan Adams pitches his idea of a new mobile app to manage training areas on bases in real time, Oct. 27, 2020, Fort Campbell, Ky.
New Program Allows Soldiers to Innovate from the Bottom Up
Amid government red tape and military bureaucracy, a "Shark Tank"-like competition hopes to harvest new ideas.
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This image taken with a slow shutter speed on Oct. 2, 2019, and provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3.
Pentagon Estimates Cost of New Nuclear Missiles at $95.8B
That's up about $10 billion from four years ago.
Oct 20th, 2020
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Army Rifle Deal Halted Amid Patent Claim
Heckler & Koch filed a complaint with the German government over a possible patent breach by arms contractor Haenel.
Oct 12th, 2020
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Α damaged navy minesweeper towed near the port of Piraeus, Oct. 27, 2020.
Ship Captain Arrested After Collision with Warship
Oct 29th, 2020
A Taiwanese navy frigate launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during the annual Hankuang military exercises off Ilan, Taiwan, May 16, 2007.
Arms Purchases to Bolster Taiwan's Defenses
Oct 27th, 2020
This image is a blueprint photo from a 1968 commercial aircraft.
Army Base to Digitize Thousands of Paper Blueprints
Oct 23rd, 2020
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Pentagon Awards $3M for STEM Mentoring
Oct 23rd, 2020
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BAE Partners on Advanced Army Combat Vehicles
The partnership will explore crew automation, vehicle protection systems, and other defensive and offensive systems.
Oct 21st, 2020
The F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Boeing, Navy to Demo Future Missile Technology
Boeing received a $30 million contract to co-develop the Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet flight demonstrator.
Oct 21st, 2020
Victory Day military parade in Red Square, Moscow, May 9, 2019.
German Businessman Charged Over Exports to Russian Military
He is accused of delivering machine tools to a state-run company that makes missile systems.
Oct 20th, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s multifunction software could become foundational building blocks for the next generation of multifunction radio frequency (RF) systems.
Northrop Grumman Enters Design Phase in Aether Spy Program
The devices will be integrated into an advanced digital technology to demonstrate a multifunction system capable of simultaneously performing multiple sensing, communication and electronic warfare functions.
Oct 13th, 2020
DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program aims to make sure algorithms aren’t the limiting part of the system and that autonomous combat vehicles can meet or exceed soldier driving abilities.
DARPA Wants Off-Road Autonomous Vehicles that React Like Humans
The new tech will be tested in experiments across the country.
Oct 13th, 2020
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Military Leaders Say No Risk from China-Backed Towers
China Telecom has a major stake in the Philippine firm behind the project.
Oct 13th, 2020
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Lockheed Acquires Hypersonics Business
The move will help Lockheed add hypersonic-specific technology solutions to warfighters.
Oct 9th, 2020
Iraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2016.
Hacker Who Helped Islamic State to Remain in Prison
He is the first person convicted in the U.S. of both computer hacking and terrorism charges.
Oct 7th, 2020
Both naval gun systems will be manufactured at BAE Systems’ facility in Karlskoga, Sweden, with deliveries expected to take place in 2023 and 2024.
BAE Gets UK Naval Gun Contract
The weapons systems are designed to protect the ships against modern and future threats.
Oct 1st, 2020
HPE headquarters, San Jose, Calif.
Hewlett Packard to Build Next-Generation Supercomputer
The federal government will use the Crossroads supercomputer for its nuclear stewardship programs.
Oct 1st, 2020
The Riptide UUV-12 from BAE Systems.
BAE Unveils Riptide Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
The Riptide UUV-12 can be adapted to meet mission needs, including those that require larger and more power-hungry payloads.
Sep 29th, 2020
Sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash., Aug. 13, 2019.
Nuclear Site Contractors to Pay $58M for Fraud
Two companies billed the federal government for thousands of hours of work that were not performed.
Sep 24th, 2020