DefenceTalkAir Force Research Laboratory researchers Drs. Robert Bedford, Luke Bissell, Chandriker Dass and Michael Slocum are finding practical applications for the curious phenomena that occur in quantum materials. Until the late 1990s, the properties – or even the existence – of such materials seemed little more than theoretical. But, what is a quantum material? Once […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-investigates-using-quantum-materials-in-new-navigation-tool-75437/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS). Under the contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C3I and Networks Directorate, Northrop Grumman is providing engineering, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-to-rapidly-develop-net-centric-gateway-75367/

DefenceTalkLast summer, the Department of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study confirms the heavy lift launch market is unlikely to support more than two U.S. launch providers in the long term, and highlights the short term schedule […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-commissioned-rand-space-launch-market-report-released-75321/

DefenceTalkIran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. The United States alleges Iran’s satellite program is a cover for its development of missiles, while the Islamic republic has previously insisted its aerospace activities comply with its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/guards-say-iran-successfully-launches-first-military-satellite-75225/

DefenceTalkA new X-ray detector prototype is on the brink of revolutionizing medical imaging, with dramatic reduction in radiation exposure and the associated health risks, while also boosting resolution in security scanners and research applications, thanks to a collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory researchers. “The perovskite material at the heart of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/self-powered-x-ray-detector-to-revolutionize-imaging-for-medicine-and-security-75182/

DefenceTalkThe mass building and deployment of commercial satellites is likely to bring about serious threats to the US’ national security and global interests, as fellow countries quickly work to expand their stakes in space, a new study published by researchers with the Institute of Defense Analyses (IDA) has revealed. Published in the National Defense University’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/researchers-warn-commercial-satellite-boom-may-threaten-us-national-security-75127/

DefenceTalkWarfighters are travelers and thus suffer from travelers’ ailments including disrupted sleep cycles and limited access to safe food and water. Warfighters who have not slept well have lower alertness, weaker athletic performance, and greater disorientation. Current approaches to restoring wakefulness often lean on chemical methods that disrupt downstream sleep patterns and lead to exhaustion. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-program-to-build-travel-adapter-for-human-body-75099/

DefenceTalkSatellite launch company Rocket Lab announced earlier this week it had been forced to delay the launch of three US intelligence satellites from its New Zealand launch facility after that country ordered residents to stay home amid a spreading COVID-19 outbreak. The private space launch company announced this week it had been forced to postpone […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pandemic-delays-new-zealand-launch-of-three-us-intel-satellites-75096/

DefenceTalkThe US Space Force (USSF) has awarded two $500 million contracts to develop and produce satellite communications modems secure from enemy jamming. On Monday, the USSF’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) announced that L3Harris and Raytheon had each received $500 million contracts to develop Protected Tactical Waveform-capable modems for the US Army and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-space-force-pens-1b-in-contracts-for-unjammable-modems-75063/

DefenceTalkNine Department of Navy (DON) commands began 3-D printing medical face shields March 28 at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII as part of the effort to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. “Our goal is to make the detailed manufacturing technical data packages for medical supplies and personal protective gear available […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-marine-corps-partner-with-industry-fema-to-3-d-print-face-shields-75043/