Military & Defense News
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Pentagon Developing Laser-Shooting Drones To Intercept Enemy Missiles
2/15/2018
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is proposing to spend $66 million on a program to develop and deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that fire lasers at intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) shortly after takeoff, or during their boost phase of flight, when they are most vulnerable.
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Seeing Is Believing: VR/AR Headset Demos At SPIE Photonics West 2018
2/6/2018
It’s safe to say that, whatever the expectations happened to be for last Monday’s altered reality/virtual reality headset demos at SPIE Photonics West, the event's reality surpassed them.
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U.S. Air Force Aims To Deploy Laser-Armed Fighter Jets By 2021
11/30/2017
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), through its Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program, has awarded Lockheed Martin a $26.3 million contract to design, develop and produce a high-power fiber laser mounted on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
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Wind Satellite Vacuum Packed
11/2/2017
With liftoff on the horizon, ESA’s Aeolus satellite is going through its last round of tests to make sure that this complex mission will work in orbit.
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ViDAR Optical Radar Installed In SKELDAR V-200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
7/3/2017
ViDAR (visual detection and ranging) -- the world's first optical radar designed for maritime search and detection – was recently incorporated as a payload in the SKELDAR V-200, a heavy fuel engine VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) made by Swiss-based UMS SKELDAR.
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New Virtual Reality Display Uses Optical Mapping To Ease Eye Fatigue
6/22/2017
A new type of 3D display being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could pave the way for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets that do not cause headaches, nausea and eye fatigue symptoms commonly reported by users.
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Blighter Unveils Man-Portable Radar/Camera System
2/16/2017
Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd (http://www.blighter.com ), a British electronic-scanning (e-scan) radar and sensor solution provider, has unveiled Blighter® Explorer Nexus, a fully integrated, battery operated, man portable radar/camera surveillance system.
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Georgia Tech Applies Photonics To Boost U.S. Electronic Warfare Capability
9/22/2016
Researchers at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are utilizing novel photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and other light-based technologies to enhance U.S. electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. Photonics-based technologies offer several advantages over traditional radio frequency (RF) systems in achieving this end.
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US, UK Military Ready Prototypes For Laser Weapon Systems
9/19/2016
The United States and United Kingdom militaries have announced separate deals to develop and deploy laser weapons aboard naval ships.
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Xenics Receives Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Determination For Multiple ITAR Restricted Cameras
7/26/2016
Xenics has recently been granted Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) approval for many of their ITAR restricted infrared cameras. This new CJ means that all SWIR cameras supplied by Xenics are now ITAR-free in the United States.