The Vulcan program is a propulsion system demonstration effort to design, build and ground-test an engine capable of accelerating a full-scale hypersonic vehicle from rest to Mach 4+. The Vulcan engine is critical to enabling full-scale hypersonic cruise vehicles for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, strike or other critical national missions. It can serve as the low-speed accelerator for hypersonic vehicles that use turbine-based combined-cycle engines or as a stand-alone engine for Mach 0-4+ strike and reconnaissance aircraft.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Secret US robo whispercopters head to 'undisclosed location'
The US Special Operations Command - SOCOM, America's secret military elite - is to double its fleet of robot whispercopters in coming years, according to reports.
It has also been revealed that eight of the high tech droid kill-choppers will soon go operational as surveillance craft at "an undisclosed location" overseas.
The news comes from Flight International, reporting on an interview with Major Scott Beall of SOCOM. Major Beall is the secret supertroopers' programme manager for the Boeing A160T unmanned helicopter.
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It has also been revealed that eight of the high tech droid kill-choppers will soon go operational as surveillance craft at "an undisclosed location" overseas.
The news comes from Flight International, reporting on an interview with Major Scott Beall of SOCOM. Major Beall is the secret supertroopers' programme manager for the Boeing A160T unmanned helicopter.
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Combined RFID-WIFI-GPS
"Being able to track the location of assets and inventory both indoors and in complex or large outdoor environments with a single device over Wi-Fi is a game-changing innovation," said Tuomo Rutanen, vice president of Business Development at Ekahau. "We are excited to be working with NavSync to bring to market a solution that will significantly enhance the usefulness of location tracking applications in a wide variety of industries - such as container yards, logistics depots and open pit mining operations - where Wi-Fi can be leveraged for connectivity and GPS satellite visibility is available."
The Wi-Fi-enabled GPS tag combines NavSync's NavTrac high performance GPS module with Ekahau's location protocol. Ekahau location protocol is available free of charge as part of the Located by Ekahau program, which enables adding positioning to Wi-Fi-compliant devices. In order to begin tracking those devices, users need to deploy Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) server software, which can be installed centrally or remotely to support several customer sites over IP networks from a single server location.
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The Wi-Fi-enabled GPS tag combines NavSync's NavTrac high performance GPS module with Ekahau's location protocol. Ekahau location protocol is available free of charge as part of the Located by Ekahau program, which enables adding positioning to Wi-Fi-compliant devices. In order to begin tracking those devices, users need to deploy Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) server software, which can be installed centrally or remotely to support several customer sites over IP networks from a single server location.
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WiGig Tempts With High-Speed Wireless Data Transfer
A new standard aims to offer gigabit-speed connectivity without the clutter of cables.
“What we are talking about here is the ability to download a 25 GB Blu-ray disc in under a minute,” says Mark Grodzinsky, chairman of the marketing workgroup at the Wireless Gigabit Alliance. “It’s not something you can do with Wi-Fi or any other standard right now.”
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance, a consortium of electronics companies, has established a specification for 60 gigahertz wireless technology that can offer users data transfer speeds ranging from 1 Gigabits per second to 6 Gbps. To put it simply, WiGig could be at least ten times faster than today’s Wi-Fi and it could be available to consumers by the end of next year.
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“What we are talking about here is the ability to download a 25 GB Blu-ray disc in under a minute,” says Mark Grodzinsky, chairman of the marketing workgroup at the Wireless Gigabit Alliance. “It’s not something you can do with Wi-Fi or any other standard right now.”
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance, a consortium of electronics companies, has established a specification for 60 gigahertz wireless technology that can offer users data transfer speeds ranging from 1 Gigabits per second to 6 Gbps. To put it simply, WiGig could be at least ten times faster than today’s Wi-Fi and it could be available to consumers by the end of next year.
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Viaspace to demo detection technology
U.S. company Viaspace Inc. (OTCBB:VSPC) announced plans to demonstrate its hazardous chemicals, explosives and toxic gases threat-detection technology.
Viaspace was awarded a Phase II contract by the U.S. Army to develop a new threat-detection technology as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer program. Viaspace said its Ionfinity subsidiary, working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), Sionex and Imaginative Technologies, is set to conducted field demonstrations of the new sensor.
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Viaspace was awarded a Phase II contract by the U.S. Army to develop a new threat-detection technology as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer program. Viaspace said its Ionfinity subsidiary, working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), Sionex and Imaginative Technologies, is set to conducted field demonstrations of the new sensor.
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Army orders PackBot tech from iRobot
BEDFORD, Mass., May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has placed an order for iRobot Corp.'s PackBot 510s as part of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.
Officials said the widely deployed PackBot technology is designed to detect and eliminate IED threats in combat zones while keeping soldiers at safe distances.
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Officials said the widely deployed PackBot technology is designed to detect and eliminate IED threats in combat zones while keeping soldiers at safe distances.
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Philips' 80-Story LED Lamp
An LED lamp's long life and sippy-cup approach to energy consumption makes it an appealing light source. But it's still a relatively nascent technology, primarily popping up in small-scale applications such as flashlights and vehicle turn signals.
Which is why the new Philips ColorReach Powercore LED light is so surprising—and could be a game-changer. It's the first LED architectural floodlight—that is, a lamp used to dramatically drench a building's nighttime facade with light and color—capable of lighting an entire skyscraper. A single 18.0 x 28.9-inch light array can reach the top of an 80-story tower.
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Which is why the new Philips ColorReach Powercore LED light is so surprising—and could be a game-changer. It's the first LED architectural floodlight—that is, a lamp used to dramatically drench a building's nighttime facade with light and color—capable of lighting an entire skyscraper. A single 18.0 x 28.9-inch light array can reach the top of an 80-story tower.
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The Anti-Swimmer Torpedo
Thinking of going for a swim? Keep an eye out for the Reusable Unambiguous Swimmer Warning Vehicle, a torpedo that can hunt down any swimmer who poses a threat to U.S. waters. It circles around its victim, relays the exact GPS coordinates of the prey, and sounds an alarm.
According to DefenseTech.org, the torpedo is an experimental device is five feet long, moves at a stealth-like 8 knots, and could be equipped with defensive -- or offensive -- weapons to stop a terrorist attack.
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According to DefenseTech.org, the torpedo is an experimental device is five feet long, moves at a stealth-like 8 knots, and could be equipped with defensive -- or offensive -- weapons to stop a terrorist attack.
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Rockwell Collins to show automatic recovery
Rockwell Collins has won a contract to show that it can use software algorithms to automatically stabilize an operational unmanned aircraft system (UAS) even after experiencing the sudden loss of 80% of its control surfaces on one side.
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Taiwan's SAM Network
he island of Taiwan sits less than 200 kilometers from the coast of the People's Republic of China. Faced with a potential threat consisting of over a thousand ballistic missiles and swarms of strike fighters, Taiwan's strategic SAM network is a significant element of the island's defense
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ILEE Produces LED Night Vision Torch
ILEE AG have produced a tactical LED torch with an IR filter which is comparable with similar Xenon lamp torches.
The tactical night vision torch has an IR LED light source which transmits the IR light only using an inbuilt filter. Traditionally a Xenon lamp is used for his purpose; however Xenon lamps are not reliably resistant to high shock conditions and have a failure rate which is clearly higher and inferior to the LED life expectancy.
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The tactical night vision torch has an IR LED light source which transmits the IR light only using an inbuilt filter. Traditionally a Xenon lamp is used for his purpose; however Xenon lamps are not reliably resistant to high shock conditions and have a failure rate which is clearly higher and inferior to the LED life expectancy.
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