Integrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
The Space Force sees nuclear fission reactors as a solution to replace solar panels for operations in the darkness of deep space.
By Theresa Hitchens
With an AUKUS announcement imminent, nonproliferation expert Alan Kuperman says there’s still time to make sure Australian subs use less dangerous low-enriched uranium and make the world safer.
By Alan J. Kuperman
Fear during a war is understandable, but the situation with Ukraine’s nuclear reactors is simply not as scary as it sounds, writes nuclear expert Jack Kelly.
By Jack Kelly
A US official called the move the “biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations.”
By Aaron Mehta and Colin Clark
Six small companies got $100,000 awards to do an eight-week sprint on ways to move the Army to electric power. Meanwhile, an academic study denounced the Army’s plan for mobile nuclear reactors.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
WASHINGTON: Even before it’s announced, the Pentagon’s pick for Chief of Naval Operations – the current head of Naval Reactors — is already being questioned, not because of his performance but because of his current job. When Adm. Hyman Rickover created the unique post of director of Naval Reactors (NR) with its eight-year term, he did it…
By Colin Clark
Answers at the edge: Where to find solutions that connect the battlespace
When it comes to a common operating picture, not everyone needs the same equipment. What they need is the same situational awareness.
In this op-ed, Alan J. Kuperman argues that the risks of adding nuclear reactors to military bases outweigh any benefits.
By Alan J. Kuperman