DCSTEM recognizes Kattoum, Ruhl-Whittle, Agarwal as Faculty Excellence Winners No Comments
The UA Little Rock Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has selected its 2021 Faculty Excellence winners.
“The committee would like to extend our deepest congratulations to the three DCSTEM Faculty Excellence Winners,” said Dr. Rene Shroat-Lewis, chair of the awards selection committee. “We were humbled reading each nominee packet that clearly showed their dedication and persistence in their respective category. This is certainly a reflection of not only hard work, but UA Little Rock’s strong commitment to providing an environment conducive to excellence in research, teaching, and service.”
Hypersonic and directed-energy weapons: Who has them, and who’s winning the race in the Asia-Pacific? Mike Yeo, Nigel Pittaway, Usman Ansari, Vivek Raghuvanshi and Chris Martin
March 15
Photo credit: Imaginima/Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia, ISLAMABAD, NEW DELHI, and WASHINGTON A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are caught up in the global hypersonic and directed-energy weapons race, with these regional powers having either developed or publicly stated intentions to develop such technology. Defense News has contacted regional government and military officials, businesses, and analysts to find out who is keeping pace in the worldwide contest.
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Chinese military vehicles carry DF-17 ballistic missiles during a parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
By Garrett Reim2021-03-05T20:02:00+00:00
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is aiming to accelerate the pace at which it adds weapons to its Golden Horde network by using a simulation software called Colosseum.
The Golden Horde project is an effort to develop a system of networked, autonomous weapons. Initially, the US Air Force (USAF) planned to integrate GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs and Miniature Air Launched Decoys.
It successfully tested four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs on 19 February. But the AFRL now says the Collaborative Miniature Air Launched Decoy portion of the development programme has been cancelled.
Source: US Air Force
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By Garrett Reim2021-02-25T20:30:00+00:00
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to flight test its Skyborg autonomous aircraft technology during Orange Flag exercises this summer for the first time.
The AFRL has previously said tests would take place in July 2021. Participation in the Orange Flag exercises was previously undisclosed.
Source: US Air Force
The Skyborg programme remains in early development
,Brigadier General Heather Pringle, commander of AFRL, said during a press conference at the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium on 24 February.
“The Skyborg capability isn’t going to be a weapons school graduate wingman any time soon,” she says. “We are looking to take the components of the autonomy, fly it in some very rigorous test capabilities, such as the Orange Flag flights coming up this summer, and then look to slowly add capabilities, measure, learn from our successes, and then keep the programme going.”