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By   Theresa Hitchens on March 16, 2021 at 8:58 AM WASHINGTON: DARPA is seeking novel ways to boost the strength of radio signals to help DoD expand 5G wireless connectivity around the globe, without just pumping out more electrical power, says Tim Hancock, program manager for the effort. To that end, DoD’s far-future research agency has awarded a $497,000, one-year study contract to tiny wireless startup MixComm to demonstrate silicon-based millimeter wave (mmWave) power amplifiers. The �...

Top Pentagon research arm combats ‘aggressive’ foreign investors March 16 Tendon and ligament injuries are common for military members, and Embody medical company received DARPA funds to push to market its improved surgical graft for soft tissue repairs. (DARPA) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s lead innovation office expanded its business accelerator to compete against “aggressive” foreign investment possibly tied to unfriendly governments and instead is courting U.S. investors to p...

SEAKR Engineering Awarded $60M for DARPAs Blackjack Satellite Data Project Our Bureau 1430 Artists concept of DARPAs Blackjack project SEAKR Engineering Inc. has won Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Blackjack contract valued $60.5 million. The Blackjack program aims to demonstrate a global high-speed communications network in low-earth-orbit (LEO) to replace expensive geo-synchronous orbiting satellites that will provide the U.S. DoD connected, autonomous, and persistent ...

DARPA Seeks Chips that Can Crunch Data Without Decrypting It Current methods of doing "fully homomorphic encryption" require too much computing power to be used widely. The Defense Advanced Research Agency awarded four research teams multimillion-dollar contracts to figure out how to perform computations on encrypted data faster and with less power.  The four performers for DARPA’s Data Protection in Virtual Environments program aim to build silicon chips capable of supporting Fully...

The DoD should consider acquisition process changes to encourage technologies to help connect weapon systems across domains, the author proposes.

By   Kelsey Atherton on March 11, 2021 at 11:15 AM Keeping data encrypted as it is processed could mitigate the harm from cyber intrusions, even by determined adversaries. ALBUQUERQUE: This week, DARPA announced the award of several contracts that will let computers process encrypted data, instead of having to decrypt it prior to processing. That could drastically improve the security and functionality of cloud-based processing for the military, because data won’t have to switch constantly...

Read more about Data Privacy: Intel collaborates with Microsoft to tackle final frontier on Business Standard. Intel has collaborated with Microsoft on Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency programme in the US, to tackle the final frontier in data privacy

Intel, DARPA Collab Develops Stronger Cloud Encryption—How FHE Works Intel decided to work with the U.S. governments Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Their collaboration is expected to bring stronger Cloud encryption. The chip giant manufacturer already signed an agreement with DARPA to join its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program.  (Patrick Lux/Getty Images) Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) ...

By   Theresa Hitchens on March 08, 2021 at 4:51 PM Laser interlinks for satellites, JAXA image WASHINGTON: As DoD eyes low-cost satellite constellations to provide resilient communications, a crucial bottleneck has emerged: reliable optical data links — both between satellites in space and from space to the ground. “Think about it, getting a laser beam on a spacecraft to point to a laser receiver on another spacecraft accurately enough with the right power levels, the right waveforms etc...

A definitive ranking of the US military’s worst animal projects Caitlin OBrien March 9 Spc. Beruk Nessibu mounts Kyle, the camel, Dec. 19, to enjoy his very first camel ride at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (SFC Debra Richardson) Animal-human collaboration is an interesting facet of military history. The U.S. Navy has trained bottlenose dolphins and sea lions as part of its Marine Mammal Program. These slippery sea critters are able to locate mines and retrieve missing equipment more succes...