April 24, 2024

US Firms Drag Down Global Arms Sales

Last year annual weapons sales by leading US defense companies fell, contributing heavily to the top 100 global defense companies suffering a real terms revenue dip of 3.5%. The US was the chief cause of the global decline. US competitor revenues across Asia and Oceania and the Middle East saw substantial increases.

New Navy Dive Suit a ‘Game Changer’

Dive

The US Navy has completed tank tests of its new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system. The service says the suit is light, flexible, and maintains sea-level internal pressure around the wearer even when hundreds of feet underwater. The DSEND demos took place at NSWC Carderock Division in Maryland and at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Florida.

Wind Farm Debate Continues

wind turbine farm

The Somerset County Wind Farm debate continues after a 2-2 vote allows the project to move forward, but not necessarily to a final vote.

UAS Launches from Sub, Budgets Keep Shrinking

US military technology continues to advance and the whole world wants it. Meanwhile the US military budget crumbles.

DC a Magnet for “1-Percenters”

money stack

Mega-rich individuals are often providers and innovators of information technology such as cyber-security, cloud computing and data mining for both commercial and federal customers.