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  • Laser Weapon Systems: Ready For Prime Time?
    Laser Weapon Systems: Ready For Prime Time?

    Following years of speculation, anticipation, and (more recently) demonstrations, it appears that laser weapon systems will finally make their debut in the field sometime in the next year. The readiness and efficacy of lasers for combat use, however, remains a matter of some debate.

  • The Sequester, DARPA, And A New Reality For U.S. Defense R&D
    The Sequester, DARPA, And A New Reality For U.S. Defense R&D

    Sequestration was the dominant theme at SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing (DSS) 2013 in Baltimore last week. Talk of U.S. budget cuts and their impact on the defense industry was almost omnipresent during the event, starting with Monday’s plenary keynote address by DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar, who explained how the agency will approach the development of new military capabilities amidst both fiscal and threat uncertainties.

  • My 3 Favorite Technologies From SPIE DSS 2013
    My 3 Favorite Technologies From SPIE DSS 2013

    The SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing (DSS) exhibition is a place where even the most hard-core tech geek can get lost amidst a sea of cutting-edge technologies being utilized in almost unthinkable ways. Autonomous robots doing what only humans could previously do, in environments too dangerous for humans to go. Tiny Raman spectrometers that analyze and identify chemicals or explosives in a matter of seconds. Cameras capable of providing remarkably detailed battlefield images in nearly any lighting or weather condition, at incredible distances. There’s much more than anyone can hope to absorb in only three short days — or write about in a few short paragraphs. For this reason, I’m going to share with you only my three favorite technologies from DSS.

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