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    The Burke-class Flight III destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) during its acceptance trials in May 2023. DDG 125 is the first Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration.
    John Keller
    Aug. 22, 2025
    The AN/USQ-82(V) handles surface warship machinery-, damage-, and steering-control systems as well as displays and interior communications alarms.

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    The Teledyne Space Imaging CCD314, CIS119, and CCD327-20 imaging sensors for the MetOp-SG-A1 Earth-observation satellites launched last Wednesday.
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    The convergence of cyber and physical attack surfaces in modern warfare increases the risk of catastrophic breaches, making hardware- and software-level security measures a foundational requirement.
    Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) practice loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile into a launcher.
    The Gateway space station will be a vital component of the Artemis missions to return humans to the lunar surface for scientific discovery and chart the path for the first human missions to Mars.
    A BQM-177 is launched from the U.S. Marine Corps Medium Range Intercept Capability system during a live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in September 2022.
    A U.S. Navy sailor stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) last month. The ship uses the CEC battle-management and networking system.
    Raytheon is building launchers to enable helicopters and UAVs to launch the shoulder-fired Stinger missile, shown here.
    John Keller
    Aug. 13, 2025
    Launchers pair with helicopter and UAV avionics, and use the same missile as the shoulder-launched Stinger, but with specialized launch rails.
    Military researchers are trying to develop energy-efficient approaches to power-hungry machine learning applications on the battlefield.
    John Keller
    Aug. 12, 2025
    Machine learning uses an inordinate amount of electricity, which could overwhelm current power generation and storage capabilities on the battlefield.
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    The scaling limitations of homogeneous quantum computing architectures are expected to limit the size and computational power of these complex systems.
    John Keller
    Aug. 12, 2025
    The HARQ program's goal is a new heterogeneous quantum computing paradigm that eliminates the constraints of homogeneous single-qubit systems.
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    M-FAT seeks to blur the line between EW and cyber warfare by developing cyber countermeasures that disrupt small uncrewed aircraft -- particularly command and control links -- in contested environments with an emphasis on low-collateral damage.
    John Keller
    Aug. 11, 2025
    M-FAT seeks to counter swarming uncrewed aircraft with electronic warfare (EW); cyber warfare; machine automation; and low-collateral-damage missiles.
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    Project also will use cell phones and personal fit devices to help first responders find victims in disaster areas.
    John Keller
    Aug. 11, 2025
    Air Force wants algorithms that involve 3D pixel, vector, and point cloud processing and accelerations to learn about targets and signature patterns.