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DARPA Aims To Build Microelectronic Systems With Modular ‘Chiplets’

August 28, 2017 @ 10:53 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has kicked off a new program dubbed Common Heterogeneous Integration and Intellectual Property (IP) Reuse Strategies or CHIPS, to create a modular computing framework by mixing and matching of ‘chiplets. The crux of the program is to develop a new technological framework in which different functionalities and blocks of intellectual property—among them data storage, computation, signal processing, and managing the form and flow of data—can be segregated into small chiplets, which then can be mixed, matched, and combined onto an interposer, somewhat like joining the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle...
S Korean Army Suspends K-9 Howitzer Use Pending Blast Enquiry

August 24, 2017 @ 10:24 AM

The South Korean Army has decided to halt exercising with the Samsung Techwin K-9 artillery gun pending an enquiry to find out what caused the explosion of the self-propelled howitzer that killed two soldierand injured five others last week. The explosion inside the K-9 Thunder gun occurred during an artillery training exercise last Friday in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province
Rattled By Combat Ship Accidents, US Navy Announces ‘Operational Pause’

August 22, 2017 @ 06:26 AM

The US Navy has announced a worldwide ‘operational pause of its combat ships and an investigation into the USS John McCain accident and similar ones earlier. Chief of Naval Operations Adm
US National Guard Activates 138-member Cyber-security Task Force

August 19, 2017 @ 04:55 AM

The US Cyber Command activated a National Guard unit of 138 cyber specialists this week, said to be the largest mobilization of cyber forces from reserve units. The specialists of Task Force Echo, which will support the U
Iran Constructing Long-Range Rocket Manufacturing Factory In Syria: Israeli TV

August 17, 2017 @ 03:52 PM

Iran is building a factory in northwest Syria to manufacture long-range rockets, Israel media reported featuring a satellite image of a site that is under construction. The reports showed satellite images of a site under construction in northwest Syria near the Mediterranean coastal town of Baniyas that purportedly could be used to produce and store the weapons, various media reported Wednesday
Syrian Air Force MiG-21 Shot Down, Rebels Claim

August 16, 2017 @ 03:16 PM

Syrian rebels have claimed that they shot down MiG-21 Syrian military jet using 23-millimetre anti-aircraft gun on Tuesday and captured its pilot in a desert area in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. The group of Syrian rebels Ahmad al-Abdo Forces shot down the Syrian government MiG-21, the group's communications head Fares al-Munjed was quoted as saying by various media Tuesday
Northrop Grumman To Demo Undersea Targeting Using Drones

August 15, 2017 @ 11:10 AM

Northrop Grumman will demonstrate undersea targeting using networked drones both above and below water at this years Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) in Panama City, Florida, August 14-18. The demonstration will showcase Northrop Grummans advanced mission management and control system aligned with the Navy Common Control System vision, highlighting the benefits of an open architecture approach and demonstrating the ability to rapidly integrate multiple capabilities into a relevant mission scenario
New Satellite Image Showcase Syrian Base Housing Russian Anti-aircraft Missile Systems

August 15, 2017 @ 10:10 AM

Latest satellite image emerged on social media showing an active air defense base in Syria bearing latest-generation Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. The greyscale satellite picture shows what appears to be a battery-sized detachment of either highly-modernized S-300 or newer S-400 model strategic anti-aircraft missiles, Al Masdar news agency reported Tuesday
Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet To Feature in "Sky Hunter" Movie

August 14, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

Chinese J-20 Stealth fighter jet, which is yet to be commissioned into air force service, is set to feature in a commercial movie, "Sky Hunter" scheduled for released during September this year. The Chinese Air Force has reportedly agreed to feature its J-20 stealth twin jet fifth-generation fighter; the Y-20, large military transport aircraft; the J-10C lightweight multi-role fighter; and the J-11B single-seat twin-engine jet fighter
USAF Tests Super-Efficient Aircraft, UAV Engine

August 14, 2017 @ 11:21 AM

A new engine for small aircraft and UAVs that consumes 40% less fuel than currently available aviation engines, has been tested by the US Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory has recently completed a ground test series on Craflight V-8 4

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