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Martin UAV wins US Navys Mi2 Technology Demonstration competition 15 April 2021 by Pat Host Martin UAV and its V-Bat 128 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tail-sitting fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) beat L3Harris and its FVR-90 VTOL hybrid quadcopter in the US Navy’s (USN’s) Mi2 Technology Demonstration unmanned aircraft effort. USN spokesperson Brittany Dickerson said on 15 April that the service intends to award a non-federal acquisition regulation (FAR)-based prototyping cont...

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to lead Northern Irelands transition to environmentally-friendly farming.

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. The global nanosatellite and microsatellite market reached a value of US$ 1.64 Billion in 2020. Nanosatellites and microsatellites (NaM) refer to miniaturized artificial satellites that weigh between 1 to 10 kilograms. They circle the earth in a polar (circular or elliptical) orbit and are usually launched at low altitudes. They travel at high speeds and offer optimum solutions for communications, remote sensing and land o...

Its managing director, Elizabeth Yeaman, said it would initially take from under an hour to 90 minutes to fully recharge the ferry after each return trip across the harbour, depending on the weather, wind, tides and passenger numbers. That is expected to mean the zero-emissions ferry will be able to cover five or six of the 16 daily return sailings operated by East by West. Retnya aims to upgrade the ferry charger from the 300 kilowatt unit which is now about to be installed, to a “megawat...

An important deadline is nearing for the Pentagon's Mi2 Technology Demonstration unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) effort. US Navy (USN) spokesperson Brittany Dickerson said on 17 February that the service expects to determine the next steps for...

Virtual, Augmented Reality Tech Transforming Training TRAINING AND SIMULATION 2/17/2021 Air Force photo by William Graver Augmented and virtual reality technology as well as artificial intelligence are disrupting military training as the landscape of warfare shifts. The United States is facing advanced adversaries which requires the Pentagon to better prepare for a high-end fight. To do so, the Defense Department is leveraging game-based training systems, aug...

Six dairy farms needed for new NI technology network 7 January 2021 | The aim of the network is to encourage technology adoption on Northern Irish farms Six dairy farms are needed to encourage a greater rate of technology adoption within the industry as part of a new network of demonstration farms in Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently establishing Technology Demonstration Farms. The aim is to encourage technology adoption on farm...

2021 Defense Act signals turning point for Congress and PNT Senate poised to join House this week and override Trump’s veto The U. S. Congress, especially the Armed Services Committees, have long been concerned about GPS and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) issues. Over the last two decades Congressional hearings, demands for reports, and investigations have dealt with acquisition, contingency plans for when space is not available, deliberate interference, and a host of other issues....

Not an x prize. tell me the difference and tell me what you have to do to win this money. >> sure, good to see you again, ali. as you well know, our x prize is $10 million or larger purses. this is an x challenge, which is really focused on a technology demonstration that takes place in a one-year period of time. our benefactor, wendy schmidt has put up $1.4 million of prize money. you go to our website or go to the website and you can register to compete your team and youre going to be in a hea...

And kate, i understand youre the first person to sequence dna in space. can you tell us about that? >> yeah, so that was actually just this last summer, and its a real example of what we can do with technology and innovation. weve gotten a sequencer down to the size of your cell phone, and we were actually able to fly that on board the space station and sequence dna. its not just the technology demonstration, but we can actually use that to do things like detect microbes on the space station, lo...