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A mini-drone in every soldier's pocket?
The U.S. military, which for decades has been untouchable from aerial attacks, faces a new foe that could change everything — small drones. Military historians have long pointed to the Korean War as the last time U.S. ground troops were killed by an enemy attack from the air. American air superiority has been such that ground troops haven't had to worry about looking to the skies.
Now that's changing. ISIS, for example, hasn't developed billion-dollar fighter jets, but has used small drones that can cost under $1,000 and be bought at your neighborhood electronics store.
The drones can be used to drop explosives, provide surveillance and improve the targeting of rockets and mortars, according to Jafer Ahmad, a spokesman at DIUx.
DIUx, which is essentially the Pentagon's Silicon Valley office, has signed a $1.5 million contract with startup SkySafe to develop technology to protect soldiers from small drones. Today,..

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The Army Research Lab is turning more of its attention to fighting land wars against far more technologically sophisticated adversaries than it has in the past several decades. In the coming months, the Lab will fund new programs related to highly (but not fully) autonomous drones and robots that can withstand adversary electronic warfare operations. The Lab will also fund new efforts to develop battlefield communications and sensing networks that perform well against foes with advanced electronic warfare capabilities, according to Philip Perconti, who became the director of the Lab in June.

After nearly two decades of war against determined but technologically unsophisticated foes in the Middle East, U.S. Army tech has, in some ways, fallen behind that of competing states, according to a May report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies on U.S. Army modernization.

For instance, Russia has invested heavily in anti-access / area denial technologies meant to keep U.S. ..

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ROI Corporation expands into Connecticut; seasoned broker David Richman to lead office in Simsbury

Experienced business brokerage firm in MA expands into Connecticut market

We believe the mid-market business is underserved here in Connecticut and we are pleased to offer a brokerage service that will address this need.”— David RichmanROCKLAND, MA, UNITED STATES, July 16, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — ROI Corporation (http://roibusinessbrokers.com), a leading business brokerage firm based in Rockland, MA, and Marietta GA, is expanding into Connecticut with the opening of an office in Simsbury, and with the appointment of seasoned business broker veteran David Richman leading the charge.
Richman, who will serve as Executive Vice-President/Regional Director, brings a wealth of experience to his new r..

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Military Drones Market Shares and Sector 2016 Analysis and Forecasts 2022ReportsWeb.com published “Military Drones Market” from its database. The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report. The complete report provides a comprehensive anal

(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 15, 2017 ) Worldwide military drone markets are poised to achieve significant growth with the use of cameras on stable flying armament platforms positioned as the best technology for knocking out terrorist enclaves. No one thinks this is the best way to fight the terrorists, but it is what is being used in the current environment.
Military drones are flying cameras and flying weapons that can be remotely controlled. Military drones are being used for lifting cameras above the ground so every person who wants it can use a camera to rise above the earth to look down from above can do military ..

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Are drones the public safety tool of the future? Wayne Township Fire Department certainly thinks so. For the past three years, the department has invested in, and expanded, the used of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to a point where they’re second nature on many calls.

“Once we got the aircraft and we started using them, we immediately saw a huge benefit,” said Cpt. Michael Pruitt, public information officer with Wayne Township Fire Department.

The first immediate benefit Wayne Township Fire saw was giving commanders new “eyes” on incidents without needing helicopters or putting personnel in harm’s way. That goes for fires, hazmat situations and severe weather.

In one case, Pruitt said the department was called to a tanker leak. When they arrived on scene it was unclear where the leak was coming from and what it was. They flew the department’s drone close enough to read the label on the tanker and identify the liquid..

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