Big news in microreactors and counter-drone systems for days at AUSA Day 2 [Video]
Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta excitedly discusses microreactors going to military bases.
DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more
DRACO began life in 2020 with the moniker "Reactor on a Rocket," or ROAR — a name agency scientists later decided might garner negative attention.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
DIU selects 8 ‘eligible’ companies for nuclear microreactors that could power US bases
“Projecting power abroad demands ensuring power at home and this program aims to deliver that,” said DIU’s Andrew Higier.
On Army bases, nuclear energy can’t add resilience, just costs and risks
In this op-ed, Alan J. Kuperman argues that the risks of adding nuclear reactors to military bases outweigh any benefits.
AFRL picks 3 contractors for JETSON effort to develop fission powered spacecraft
The Space Force sees nuclear fission reactors as a solution to replace solar panels for operations in the darkness of deep space.
Fixing a fatal, nuclear flaw in AUKUS
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.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Keep concerns over Ukraine’s nuclear reactors realistic
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.
In Surprise Move US, UK Agree To Share Nuclear Submarine Tech With Australia
A US official called the move the "biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations."
Electric Battlefield: Army Awards $600K For R&D
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.
Worries Surface As Carter Picks Submariner As CNO; It’s All About Nuclear Reactors
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 […]
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.