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The University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory has released a video of flying nano quadrotor robots... Read More »
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Wajih Hasancoolest thing on earth
Feb 2, 2012
Jackie KellyWow! This is pretty amazing, and kinda scary.
Feb 2, 2012
Boeing today announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. DTS provides... Read More »
Northrop Grumman Corporation was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NASA deep space and human... Read More »
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Aurora SterlingGlad to hear that NASA is joining the growing number of people and companies making use of solar power.
Jan 31, 2012
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has received a contract for the design and production of electromagnetic control actuators for Aerojet's... Read More »
Rockwell Collins has launched work on Phase 2 of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research contract valued at $5.3 million. The effort is expected... Read More »
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $10 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to develop a pulsed power system that will enable projectiles to... Read More »
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward... Read More »
There is a debate raging across the globe that could influence how the scientific community and world governments handle researching some of the most deadly diseases. ... Read More »
18 minutes isn't a very long time for most of us who operate in the civilian world. However, in April of 2010, the Chinese government took control of 15% of the... Read More »
Alcoa Defense today congratulated Austal USA on the christening of the Coronado, the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), recently inaugurated in... Read More »
Microchip expert and assistant professor at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology, Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi, was recently imprisoned by US law enforcement... Read More »
The US Navy completed developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of the newest variant of the Raytheon Company laser-guided Maverick missile. This brings US... Read More »
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Aurora SterlingI think that is probably it. But, it would be interesting to see what the new software is capable of.
Jan 24, 2012
Alvin SchaefferI'm curious how it can reduce the risk of collateral damage. While I can see that improved laser-guided tech may be able to target rapidly moving objects, how it distinguishes between 'friendlies' and 'enemies' seems to overpromise. Maybe they mean that operators can rely on more surgical striking capability, and thus avoid destruction in a radius beyond the intended target.
Jan 24, 2012
The Boeing Company has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System (GPS IIF) satellites through the use of a pulse-line manufacturing approach adapted... Read More »
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Elisabeth ManvilleHi Shiva - here is a little information I was able to find about what pulse-line production actually is - "In a pulse line production system, the total maintenance activity is divided into a series of equal packages, the aircraft or item is then physically moved or pulsed from one pulse area within the hangar to the next. "
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0607/transforming_logistics_support.aspx
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0607/transforming_logistics_support.aspx
Jan 25, 2012
Shiva SinghWhat is pulse-line production? I would like to know more about this - it's hard to tell from press release.
Jan 24, 2012
An unclassified Department of Defense (DOD) document produced by the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) was recently leaked onto the Internet. This... Read More »
The US Navy NATO Seasparrow Project Office (NSPO) has granted Raytheon Company $212.8 million for R&D focused on upgrading Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM)... Read More »
Lufthansa has announced the positive completion of its burnFAIR project, a six-month practical trail of biosynthetic fuel on the airline’s flights. From July 15 ... Read More »
The Chinese government has clandestinely supported the largest theft of intellectual property in the history of the United States. U.S. cybersecurity... Read More »
Lockheed Martin has completed 500 hours of reliability testing for the U.S. Navy’s Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone... Read More »
Lockheed Martin signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s Space Development and Test Directorate and the Air... Read More »
Today, Boeing and Southwest Airlines announced a firm order for 150 fuel-efficient 737 MAX airplanes. Southwest is the first airline to finalize a 737... Read More »