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Dragon Circuits Implements
Drone Program
texas-based pcB fabricator dragon circuits an-
nounces the inception of their latest r&d and
manufacturing unit, dragon drones. with the assis-
tance of two state-of-the-art 3d printers and scan-
ners, engineers will be able to conduct the rapid
prototyping needed to test theories and designs at
a competitive pace.
Army Must be Prepared for Threats
to Energy Sector
cybersecurity threats to the united states' energy
industry and infrastructure are rising and require in-
creased preparedness by the u.s. army and depart-
ment of defense, according to a new paper from
rice university's Baker institute for public policy.
Asia to Become Aerospace
Manufacturing & Engineering Hub
"the industry's push into asia might have started
off slowly compared to other sectors, but demand
today for aircraft in the region is surging," says
alastair swift. "aircraft manufacturers such as air-
bus and Boeing have projected that over a third of
worldwide aircraft deliveries will go to asia in the
next two decades. By 2031, asia pacific's fleet is ex-
pected to triple to about 13,500 aircraft."
DARPA's Excalibur Program
Expands Capability
the excalibur program successfully developed and
employed a 21-element optical phased array (opa)
with each array element driven by fiber laser ampli-
fiers. this array was used to precisely hit a target
7 kilometers (more than 4 miles) away. the opa
used in consisted of three identical clusters of seven
tightly packed fiber lasers, with each cluster only 10
centimeters across.
Small UAV Market at $582.2 Million by 2019
according to the new market research report small
uaV market by trends (mini, micro, Hand Held
uaV), by propulsion (Hydrogen, electric, solar, lith-
ium ion), by payload (nBc detection, telemetry
systems, software systems, meteorology), by ap-
plication (civil, military, security), by region & by
country - global Forecast to 2014-2019, published
by marketsandmarkets, the small uaV market is
expected to register growth with cagr of 21.70%,
and reach $582.2 million by the end of 2019.
U.S. Businesses Boost Cyber
Security Spending
Bae systems applied intelligence today quantifies
the extent of the impact on u.s. businesses of the
wave of recent high-profile cyber attacks in decem-
ber 2013 and January 2014. new research conduct-
ed this month reveals that the attacks on internation-
al businesses, including banks and retail giants such
as target, led to a significant 60% of u.s. businesses
surveyed increasing their cyber security budget.
DARPA Seeks Electronic Component
Authentication Tool
the darpa supply chain Hardware integrity for
electronics defense (sHield) program seeks propos-
als to develop a small component, or dielet, that
authenticates the provenance of electronics compo-
nents. proposed dielets should contain a full encryp-
tion engine, sensors to detect tampering and would
readily affix to today's electronic components such
as microchips.
GreenForces Launches Operations
the michigan-based consortium combines the ex-
pertise of a solid base of reliable partners to develop
lighter, more durable, advanced material solutions
for aerospace and defense customers. in addition to
engineering support, greenForces provides manufac
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turing capacity in composite materials, investment
cast machining, and high-tech rigid circuit boards.
DoD Releases 2015 Budget Proposal
of $495.6 Billion
president Barack obama has sent congress a pro-
posed defense budget of $495.6 billion in discretion-
ary budget authority to fund base defense programs
in fiscal year 2015. the request is $0.4 billion less
than the enacted Fy 2014 appropriation and is con-
sistent with the current budget caps.
Military Communications Market to
Reach $30B by 2022
"managing bandwidth in increasingly congested
spectrum will be a key challenge in meeting future
demands for data-centric military communications,"
observed asif anwar, director of the ads service.
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