This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How to stop a state from sinking In a 10-month span between 2020 and 2021, southwest Louisiana saw five climate-related disasters, including two destructive hurricanes. As if that wasn’t bad enough, more storms…
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Royal Navy Accepts Mine Countermeasures ‘Mothership’ With Surface, Underwater Drones
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How thermal batteries are heating up energy storage
We need heat to make everything from steel bars to ketchup packets. Today, a whopping 20% of global energy demand goes to producing heat used in industry, and most of that heat is generated by burning fossil fuels. In an effort to clean up industry, a growing number of companies are working to supply that…
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Here’s the air-defense system that protected Israel from Iran’s drones
The system shot down the vast majority of about 350 drones and missiles Iran launched over the weekend.
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AFRICOM Prioritizes Counter-Drone Systems Amid Rising Threats in Africa
In response to escalating surveillance and direct threats to U.S. forces in Africa, particularly in the Red Sea region, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has placed counter-uncrewed systems and integrated air defenses at the forefront of its $500 million unfunded priorities list (UPL). The UPL, a congressionally mandated report, outlines AFRICOM’s critical needs that
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S4 Is Larger Submarine Than Its Sister Vessels S2 And S3; Satellite Reveals
8 SLBM tube covers is clearly visible and a few more behind the sail and engineering spaceA recent satellite reveals India’s latest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in the manufacturing docks. S4 is in an advanced stage of construction. On scrutinizing the images it reveals significant upgrades over its sister vessels S2 & S3 Arihant-Class nuclear powered boats.With a total
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How Israel Is Defending Against Iran’s Drone Attack
The Iron Dome is going to be put to the test—but it’s not Israel’s only line of defense.
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ISRO Set To Launch An ESA Satellite Capable of Generating Solar Eclipses At Will
ISRO’s New MissionFollowing the recent Total Solar Eclipse, India’s space agency, ISRO is preparing to launch Europe’s Proba-3 spacecraft, aiming to artificially create solar eclipses in space.Purpose of The MissionProba-3 will conduct precision formation flying to create a solar coronagraph, enabling closer study of the Sun’s corona, a mysterious layer usually visible only during solar
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DARPA’s REMA Program: Ensuring Drone Resilience to Electromagnetic Interference
Introduction Commercial drone technology has witnessed significant advancements, expanding its applicability in both civil and military missions. As drones play increasingly crucial roles in military operations, adversaries are exploring ways to disrupt communication links between drone operators and their aerial vehicles through electromagnetic countermeasures. These disruptions can compel drones to abort their missions, return to …
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RFPs Imminent For Strategic, Tactical Military Satellite Communications Efforts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. Space Systems Command will shortly release request for proposals (RFPs) for two new programs, Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) and Protected TACTICAL SATCOM (PTS), the official overseeing