Technology

Americas Directed-energy weapons Technology 

General Atomics wins Low Power Laser Demonstrator Phase 1 contract

November 8, 2017November 23, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), Laser gun, Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is being awarded a contract for the Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) Phase 1 effort.

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Americas Technology 

Orbital ATK demonstrates 3D printed Tactical Solid Rocket Motor

November 3, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 3D printing, AMRDEC, Orbital ATK, Solid rocket, U.S. Army, USA

Orbital ATK has successfully completed a series of static test firings of a prototype tactical solid rocket motor built with

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Americas Technology 

Lockheed Martin awarded contract for AN/UMQ-13 system support

November 3, 2017 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract for meteorological data station AN/UMQ-13 (MARK

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Americas Technology 

Lockheed Martin awarded Missile Defense Sensor prototyping contract

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), Air Defense System, Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), Lockheed Martin, radar, U.S. Army, USA

The Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the technology maturation of Lower Tier

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Air Americas Technology 

Leonardo DRS Awarded U.S. Army Contract for Counter-Drone System

October 13, 2017July 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Leonardo DRS, Leonardo DRS SABRE, Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP), MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), Oshkosh M-ATV, U.S. Army, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Leonardo DRS has been awarded a production contract from the U.S. Army, under an urgent operational need, to develop a

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Air Americas Technology 

Scaled Composites Completes First Flight of New Experimental Aircraft, Model 401

October 12, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Experimental aircraft, Northrop Grumman, Scaled Composites, Scaled Composites Model 401, USA

Scaled Composites has completed the first flight of its most recent project, experimental aircraft Model 401, the company said in a

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Asia-Pacific Bombs Technology 

South Korea developing graphite bombs to cripple North’s electric grid

October 9, 2017November 23, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Agency for Defense Development (ADD), BLU-114/B Soft-bomb, Graphite bomb/ Blackout bomb, North Korea, South Korea

South Korea has developed technologies to build a graphite bomb which can paralyze the North’s power systems in case of

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Americas Technology 

U.S. AFRL develops ultra-compact antenna

October 8, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in partnership with Northeastern University, recently developed an ultra-compact

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Asia-Pacific Naval Technology 

Leonardo to provide IM software for RAN’s Collins-class submarines

October 5, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Collins-class SSK, Diesel-electric submarine (SSK), Information management (IM), Leonardo, Leonardo SmartIDMS, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

Leonardo has been awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence to deliver Information Management (IM) software to six

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Asia-Pacific Land Technology 

India’s DRDO transfers technology for Bullet Proof Jacket to MKU

October 4, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Bulletproof vest, DRDO, India, MKU Limited

India’s state owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has transferred the technology of Bullet Proof Jacket to MKU Limited,

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