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CRS Reports on Military Applications of Extended Reality

CRS Reports on Military Applications of Extended Reality

Although commercial and consumer industries have been investing in extended reality (XR) for decades, recent advances have expanded the number of potential applications for the U.S. military. As the Department of Defense (DOD) increases spending on these applications, Congress may consider the impli…
Thales Alenia Space Looks Back on 2021

Thales Alenia Space Looks Back on 2021

CANNES, France — Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), logged a number of successes in 2021, including key contracts, major industrial milestones and launches, a series of innovations and new capital investments.

Space to Explore: returning astronauts t…

US Military Coalition in Syria Takes Out Rocket Launch Sites

US Military Coalition in Syria Takes Out Rocket Launch Sites

WASHINGTON — The U.S. led-coalition in Syria struck several launch sites for short-range rockets believed to be intended for attacks on an installation used by U.S. troops in eastern Syria, officials said Tuesday.

The strikes against the launch sites apparently were conducted by U.S. forces, bu…

N. Korea Fires Apparent Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea

N. Korea Fires Apparent Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea

SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday fired what appears to be a ballistic missile toward the East Sea, South Korea’s military said, in the recalcitrant regime’s first show of force this year.

The North launched the missile eastward at around 8:10 a.m. from a land-based platform, the Joint Chiefs of…

Japan Set to Develop Railguns to Counter Hypersonic Missiles

Japan Set to Develop Railguns to Counter Hypersonic Missiles

TOKYO — The Japanese Defense Ministry will develop a means to intercept hostile missiles using magnetically powered projectiles, sources told Nikkei Asia, as the nation scurries to respond to the hypersonic weapons being developed by China, North Korea and Russia.

The ministry is focusing on ra…

Why Do US Hypersonic Missile Tests Keep Failing?

Why Do US Hypersonic Missile Tests Keep Failing?

WASHINGTON — A new arms technology is coming into its own, and the U.S. Defense Department is determined to achieve quick results in the field. Rather than select one or two concepts and usher them through the deliberate, highly structured process of research, development, testing, and evaluation,…
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