Technology

Oct- 2020 -

28 October

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Hicks, 60th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, secures an Easy Aerial drone inside of the ground charging station July 10, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Easy Aerial Integrates Anti-Jamming Tech Into Its Military Drones

Easy Aerial, a provider of drone-based cyber solutions to protect wireless communications from jamming attacks, has integrated anti-jamming technology into their military-grade drones.

23 October

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Purdue Working to Make Military Drone Software Hackproof

Purdue University, in collaboration with Princeton, has embarked on a five-year project to make the software of military drones and other unmanned machines hackproof.

20 October

Photo of a selection of UK equipment on display at the Army Warfare Experiment 2020

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UK Unveils Explosive-Laden ‘Bug’ Drone Part of Futuristic Battle Strategy

The UK unveiled a futuristic army strategy that includes Challenger 2 tanks equipped with tiny bug-like drones and a remote-controlled unmanned vehicle.

16 October

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Defense Secretary Talks Latest Technologies to Give US Troops the Edge

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper outlined America's modernization priorities in the face of Russian and Chinese efforts to undermine US military and technological advantages.

15 October

The Fifth-Generation Aerial Target sits on the flightline at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, September 2020.

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US Fifth Generation Target Drone to Begin Test Flights

The Defense Department announced it will begin test flights of its much-anticipated Fifth Generation Aerial Target drone (5GAT) later this month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.

13 October

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rests on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 5, 2018, ahead of its demonstration mission

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US Army Partners With SpaceX to Deliver Military Cargo Anywhere In an Hour

The US military is partnering with SpaceX to explore the possibility of transporting military systems in a rocket anywhere on the globe in merely 60 minutes.

7 October

A new technology provides military working dogs with augmented reality goggles that allows a dog’s handler to give it specific directional commands while keeping the warfighter remote and out of sight

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US Military Dogs to Get AR Goggles for Better Communication

US army dogs could soon be relaying live visuals of their area of operation to their handlers sitting afar via Augmented Reality goggles.

6 October

Photo of a missile being shot into the air.

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US Agency Invests to Build Space-Based Missile-Tracking System

The US Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $342 million for two companies to build the first stage of a space-based missile-tracking system.

1 October

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MQ-9 Reaper Doubles its Capacity to Carry Hellfire Missiles

A software upgrade on the MQ-9 Reaper drone allows the aircraft to load four extra Hellfire missiles on stations previously reserved for 500 lb. class bombs or fuel tanks.

Sep- 2020 -

30 September

Staff members sit at their work stations at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia on January 13, 2015

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US Air Force to Enhance Warfighter Capabilities with New Shift5 Contract

The US Air Force Cyber Resiliency of Weapons Systems will further enhance its warfighter capabilities with a recent contract to Shift5, a cybersecurity company that protects planes, trains, and tanks from cyberattacks.