Interview with Dr. Rory Cooper, Founder and Director of Human Engineering Research Laboratories
In 1994, Dr. Rory Cooper founded the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) to help advance assistive technologies for people living …
Research & Development
Unmanned Logistics Support
Logistics convoys have been high priority – and highly vulnerable – targets for insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan over the …
X-47B UCAS Inaugural Land-based Catapult Launch
While one X-47B was hoisted aboard USS Harry S. Truman for deck handling tests, another was at Naval Air Station …
Project Quill: Radar in Space
The period from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s was a time of extraordinary developments in remote sensing for overhead photographic …
Interview with Col. Tracy J. Tafolla, Director, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate
As the executive agent for the Department of Defense (DoD) Non-Lethal Weapons Program, the commandant of the Marine Corps leads …
U.S. Marine Corps Unmanned Systems Expand and Evolve
From the early days of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps has been one of the most ardent …
The Fall Edition of Defense Now Available to Read Online
Over the past few weeks, printed copies of the fall edition of Defense have been delivered to the desks of …
General Dynamics Land Systems Debuts Tracked Stryker Concept
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) used this month’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. …
“Wall Breaker” Water Cooler Cannon
The next time you’re having a conversation around the water cooler, be aware that a British company has developed a …
Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System (LMAMS)
The U.S. Army is requesting industry input for a conceptual loitering precision guided munition, organic at the small unit level, …