SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2014 - Technology Updates
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TECHNOLOGY
Excalibur prototype extends reach of high-energy lasersHigh-energy lasers (HEL) have the potential to benefit a variety of military missions, particularly as weapons or as high-bandwidth communications devices.
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TECHNOLOGY
Boeing Phantom Swift selected for DARPA X-plane competitionPhantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) X-plane programme.
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TECHNOLOGY
Vanderbilt University working on securing military smartphonesSoldiers in Afghanistan are experimenting with smartphones engineered to better protect operational data designed by scientists at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS).
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TECHNOLOGY
Florida University research on reducing waste in military mealsUniversity of Florida (UF) Researcher Jeffrey Brecht is leading a team of scientists working to eliminate waste and streamline the process of distributing the US Army’s legendary Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs).