PARIS — French technology firms used laser to communicate between a low-orbit nano satellite and a commercial ground station in an experiment sponsored by the French Defence Innovation Agency, with France’s Armed Forces Ministry dubbing the test a world first. ...
FAST™ FTC 4X Launches with New Integrated FAST™ QD Lever BROUSSARD, LA. (Sept. 13, 2024) – UNITY™ Tactical, a designer of components that integrate tactical systems and optimize the human factor, is now shipping its FAST™ FTC 4X. UNITY first ...
WARSAW, Poland — As Slovakia’s government wobbles over the previous Cabinet’s plan to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States, Ukrainian officials are intensifying their lobbying in Washington to secure the aircraft for their defense against Russia. ...
FirstSpear Friday Focus: Contractor Bag w/ Frame This week, our Friday Focus is on a game-changing, staple piece of equipment that embodies versatility, durability, and adaptability: the Contractor Bag. Whether you’re on a mission in rugged terrain, working in demanding ...
ROME — Italy’s Air Force acrobatic team is to switch to flying the Leonardo M-346 jet trainer after using the aging M-339 for decades, the Italian Air Force announced on Thursday. The upgrade marks a change of plan for the ...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army recently achieved two major milestones in the development of the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System Program, when the two competitors completed Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) conformance evaluations and flight demonstrations of their ...
The Navy is slated to commission its very first Virginia-class submarine designed for a fully gender-integrated crew on Saturday. A submarine designed and built for both genders has been a long time coming. The New Jersey is entering the fleet ...
The U.S. Army has picked Anduril Industries and Performance Drone Works to provide Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, or SUAS, to Army units as part of an effort to buy capability fast and get it into soldiers’ hands as the service ...
LEMONT, Ill.—For all the hype, funding and policy around quantum computing, there is still a lot of basic scientific research to be done to bring a quantum information system to life. Leading researchers at Argonne National Laboratory here spoke with Nextgov/FCW ...
The U.S. Army has chosen Anduril’s Ghost X and Performance Drone Works’ C-100 to provide reconnaissance and other capabilities to company-level units, the service announced Wednesday. The effort to field small drones to companies is a “priority,” Army Futures Command ...