DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Radar and electronic warfare (EW) are challenging applications for designers of test systems. The only constant seems to be change in technologies, tactics, and countermeasures. Industry players believe that artificial intelligence (AI) may hold the key to driving the effectiveness of radar and EW.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL – Laurel, Maryland) is developing a system to monitor physical fatigue and possible injury in soldiers in near-real time using body-worn sensors and machine learning (ML) algorithms.

ADAM FISH, DITTO

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), a massive military Internet of Things (IoT) promises a host of battlefield benefits in such areas as unmanned surveillance and targeting, situational awareness, soldier health monitoring, and other critical applications. However, major data and communications challenges must be overcome first.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The military's use of virtual training with simulators is increasing, driven by developments in augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) in terms of features, user experience, 360-degree graphics, surrounding sounds, and haptics, according to a new study by Market Forecast, "Military Simulation and Virtual Training -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BAE Systems will launch a multi-sensor satellite cluster in 2024 for the United Kingdom that will operate in low-earth orbit and will be capable of analyzing data while in orbit, the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

SciTec has won a $272 million contract for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command for data processing for the service's missile warning mission, the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

KBR has won a $4.8 billion contract through Xandar, a KBR joint venture, to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) Scientific and Technical Information Analytic Capability Support (NOVASTAR) program, the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A new report predicts that the satellite connectivity market will double between 2021 and 2030, going from $11.12 billion to $22.12 billion, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3% over that period.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Artificial intelligence data infrastructure company Torch.AI won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide software for a new cyber and insider threat analysis capability called the System for Insider Threat Hindrance (SITH), the company announced in a statement.

DAN TAYLOR, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BlueHalo Titan Defense has won a $24 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for multiple Titan C-UAS systems, manufacturer BlueHalo announced in a statement.

With the development of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), which can reduce casualties and mission burdens, have long become indispensable applications for military units worldwide. Due to the agility of military equipment, the use of embedded computer modules (SOM) to create drone computing brains, that can be upgraded with visual computing requirements, will bring greater design flexibility and better system reliability.

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