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The demonstrations were part of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program, which is developing quick launching UAV swarm technology to overwhelm adversaries.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/us-navy-demonstrates-autonomous-swarming-uavs/37031/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36913"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-100-year-software-brass/36913/">DARPA wants to make software obsolescence obsolete</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 11, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-100-year-software-brass/36913/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-100-year-software-brass/36913/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-100-year-software.jpg" title="Artist’s concept of software system components dynamically adapting to resource changes wi..." alt="Artist’s concept of software system components dynamically adapting to resource changes wi..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> One unfortunate fact of modern life is that functional new software becomes non-functional old software with depressing regularity. For most people, this means predictable episodes of frustration, but for the US military, it's a more serious problem. DARPA's new Building Resource Adaptive Software Systems (BRASS) project aims to take a major shot at avoiding this obsolescence by developing software systems that can still operate properly a hundred years from now.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-100-year-software-brass/36913/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36877"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/dts-blast-dummy/36877/">World's first military blast test dummy to join the US Army</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 11, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/dts-blast-dummy/36877/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/dts-blast-dummy/36877/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dts-blast-dummy.jpg" title="X-ray rendering of the WIAMan" alt="X-ray rendering of the WIAMan"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> For something commonly called a "dummy," the mannequins used in crash tests are surprisingly sophisticated and so specialized that they're not much use out of automotive safety labs. When the US Army went looking for a dummy of its own, it had to go back to square one by awarding a contract to California-based Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) to help develop the first instrumented dummy designed for military vehicle blast testing.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/dts-blast-dummy/36877/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36888"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-pcas-digital-close-air-support-system/36888/">DARPA strengthens lines of communication with digital close air support system test</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 10, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-pcas-digital-close-air-support-system/36888/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-pcas-digital-close-air-support-system/36888/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-pcas-digital-close-air-support-system/36888/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-pcas-2.jpg" title="Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) enables ground forces and combat aircrews to jointly s..." alt="Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) enables ground forces and combat aircrews to jointly s..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Since the First World War, airplanes have acted as Close Air Support (CAS) for infantry, though it's been a rocky marriage marked by poor communications and difficult teamwork. DARPA's Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) project aims to improve coordination between air and ground forces by means of a digital system that works up to seven times faster than regular paper maps and voice radio instructions, and with greater accuracy.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-pcas-digital-close-air-support-system/36888/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36838"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/thales-antimine-robots/36838/">Anglo-French project aims at using robots to fight underwater mines</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 6, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/thales-antimine-robots/36838/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/thales-antimine-robots.jpg" title="Thales sees mine hunting in the future as using fleets of robotic vessels " alt="Thales sees mine hunting in the future as using fleets of robotic vessels "/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> If you hunt unexploded sea mines for a living, then you might not mind losing your job to a robot. That seems to be the reasoning of the British and French governments, as they embark on a joint venture to develop a prototype autonomous system for detecting and neutralizing sea mines and UnderWater Improvised Explosive Devices (UWIED).  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/thales-antimine-robots/36838/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36801"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-systems-sosite/36801/">DARPA looks at "system of systems" to maintain US air superiority</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">April 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-systems-sosite/36801/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-systems-sosite/36801/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-systems-sosite/36801/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-systems.PNG" title="Drones gather target data about a missile radar station while also jamming it, as part of ..." alt="Drones gather target data about a missile radar station while also jamming it, as part of ..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Modern warfare is a constant arms race of measures and countermeasures, but with development cycles taking decades and costing billions of dollars, it's not uncommon for military technology to become obsolete by the time it's deployed. To address this dilemma, DARPA's System of Systems (SoS) Integration Technology and Experimentation (SoSITE) program aims at replacing monolithic weapon systems with a more flexible cross-platform approach.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-systems-sosite/36801/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36667"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/us-navy-dive-suit-prototype/36667/">US Navy shows off helium-saving deep-dive suit</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">March 25, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/us-navy-dive-suit-prototype/36667/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/us-navy-dive-suit-prototype/36667/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/us-navy-dive-suit-prototype.JPG" title="The prototype deep-diving system (Photo: US Navy/Anthony Powers)" alt="The prototype deep-diving system (Photo: US Navy/Anthony Powers)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Deep sea diving is more than just slapping on an air tank and jumping in the water. It's a complex operation where the diver is the sharp end of a long, complex logistical train. It's also incredibly wasteful when it comes to the helium/oxygen gas mixture that the divers breathe, so US Navy scientists at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City have developed a new prototype deep-diving system that goes easy on the helium.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/us-navy-dive-suit-prototype/36667/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36576"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/nu-1000-nerve-gas-material/36576/">New catalyst material quickly neutralizes nerve gas</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">March 17, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/nu-1000-nerve-gas-material/36576/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/nu-1000-nerve-gas-material/36576/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nerve-gas-material.jpg" title="The new MOH material could be used to make better gas masks and suits for soldiers and eme..." alt="The new MOH material could be used to make better gas masks and suits for soldiers and eme..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> While the Iran-Iraq war of 1981-1988 saw the only large-scale use of chemical weapons since WWII, in a world beset by rogue states, civil wars, and terrorism, protecting against nerve agents and disposing of them remains a major problem. One bright spot is a team from Northwestern University, which has developed a new material capable of neutralizing nerve gases. The zirconium-based Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) called NU-1000 is not only useful for disposing of stockpiles of such toxins, but also for use in gas masks and protective suits for soldiers and rescue workers.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/nu-1000-nerve-gas-material/36576/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36502"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/savior-mts-multi-threat-shield/36502/">Bulletproof laptop bag can stop a .44 Magnum round</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">March 15, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/savior-mts-multi-threat-shield/36502/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/savior-mts-multi-threat-shield/36502/pictures">34 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/savior-mts-multi-threat-shield/36502/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mts-multi-threat-shield.jpeg" title="The Savior MTS can withstand a .44 Magnum round" alt="The Savior MTS can withstand a .44 Magnum round"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> You know you're having a bad day when you wish you had a bulletproof laptop bag – as in proof against actual bullets. The Savior Multi-Threat Shield laptop bag unfolds into a shield that can stop a .44 Magnum round.  <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/savior-mts-multi-threat-shield/36502/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="36377"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-laser-truck/36377/">Lockheed Martin laser weapon takes out truck</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">March 4, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-laser-truck/36377/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-laser-truck/36377/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150421031653/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-laser-truck/36377/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150421031653im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lockheed-martin-laser-truck.jpg" title="The laser disabled the engine and drivetrain of a small truck" alt="The laser disabled the engine and drivetrain of a small truck"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> The battlefield of the future recently came a step closer, as a Lockheed Martin laser weapon took out a truck in a field test. 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