AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS
Consumer applications for augmented reality, like gaming and the metaverse aren’t making money, but military contracts are highly lucrative. By Tim Culpan / March 26, 2023 For more than a decade, technology pioneers have toiled away making virtual reality headsets in the hope that one day there’ll be a compelling and profitable need for these … Read More “Microsoft Has a $22 Billion Case for Combat-Ready AR” »
By Jen Judson I Monday, Mar 20 WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japan are exploring a partnership to develop a hypersonic missile defense capability as the Pentagon enters the early stages of a program to develop an interceptor capable of neutralizing hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight. Vice Adm. Jon Hill, who leads the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, … Read More “US, Japan exploring partnership on hypersonic missile interceptor” »
Tokyo 13 March 2023 11:00 Leonardo is proud to have been working with Japan for over 40 years A key highlight is the collaboration under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) GCAP will strengthen the partnerships between Leonardo and Japanese industry Leonardo is taking part in DSEI Japan (Tokyo, 15-17 March 2023 – stand H7-300), … Read More “Leonardo at DSEI Japan: a partner for high technology and innovative multi-domain defence solutions” »
By Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter March 08, 2023 12:08 PM The United States left behind more than $7 billion in military equipment in August 2021 amid a chaotic and disastrous U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the weapons and specialized technologies likely now in the hands of the Taliban. John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, detailed the … Read More “US left behind more than $7 billion of military equipment in Taliban-run Afghanistan“ »
