DECEMBER 19, 2018, Fort Belvoir, VA - When supercars are produced they aren’t introduced to the racing circuit right away. Designing high-performance equipment requires careful testing and evaluation. Test drivers provide feedback, which is incorporated in painstaking adjustments. Warfighter protective technologies requires this diligence as well. To evaluate new chem/ bio … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2018
Wreaths Across America: How One Tribute Started A Movement
DECEMBER 18, 2018, Arlington, VA - National Wreaths Across America Day has become such a big tradition that it's hard to believe it began from just one personal tribute. This year, it was celebrated on December 15th. HOW IT HAPPENED The Worcester family of Harrington, Maine, owns their own tree farm. In 1992, they had a surplus of wreaths during the holiday season, so the … [Read more...]
New TITAN Software Tool Expands Army Mission Command Across Battlefield
DECEMBER 18, 2018, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD - The Army is delivering a powerful new tool, via a web-based portal, to connect commanders at home station with their Soldiers in theaters around the world. Establishing mission-command capabilities, from across the globe, will translate into more robust situational awareness and greater mission success for units on the move, … [Read more...]
Artificial Intelligence Can Free Imagery Analysts to Focus More on the Unknown
DECEMBER 17, 2018 - Analysts at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may spend as much as half their time poring over satellite imagery of activities they're already familiar with, taking place in locations where everybody is already looking. Their time could be better spent doing other things, said Susan Kalweit, director of analysis at NGA. During an artificial … [Read more...]
DOD Scaling Up Effort to Develop Hypersonics
]DECEMBER 14, 2018 - The Defense Department is looking to step up its development of hypersonic weapons — missiles that travel more than five times faster than the speed of sound — DOD leaders said at the National Defense Industrial Association-sponsored “Hypersonics Senior Executive Series” here today. “In the last year, China has tested more hypersonics weapons than we … [Read more...]