Tag: DARPA
Japan announces new defence technology accelerator
The Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) has announced on 12 August its plan to set up a new defence technology research institute modelled after...
Digital Information Needs Demand Lighter, Power Efficient Communications
Net centric warfare is multiplying the need for data and video sharing as well as voice. Industry is under increasing pressure to deliver communications...
High-End Threat: The Accelerating Pace of Hypersonic Weapons
As peer-level adversaries develop and deploy hypersonic weapons while the United States and its allies look to match and counter those capabilities, a new...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (24 October 2022, No.81)
MDTF - THE MODERN DAY OODA LOOP
Dear Readers,
Returning to Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual convention in Washington DC in October for...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (29 September 2021, No.70)
Dear Readers,
THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THEY USED TO…
One can’t help but being amazed that the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber will have its...
Turning Night Into Daytime
As with anything that infantry is expected to carry, night vision device design must incorporate compromises balancing capability against the load they impose in...
Direct Action
As the contemporary operating environment continues to witness the growing emergence and influence of so-called ‘near peer’ adversaries, armed forces around the world continue...
Close Protection
Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) are the last line of defence for ships. While they were originally developed to protect against anti-ship missiles, the range...
