Elbit Systems of America, which provides systems and services to the defense, aviation and medical industries, said it will be featuring its innovative military support systems and services at the Association of the United States Army's annual summit in Washington, D.C., which runs through Wednesday. Read More »

Austin, Texas-based cognitive computing firm SparkCognition recently undertook a project with the British Army to develop potential avenues for artificial intelligence (AI) in military applications, with their collaborative efforts stressing operational simplification. Read More »

Scientists at the northern Maryland-based Aberdeen Proving Ground’s U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) recently discovered potentially augmented hydrogen production by using urine. Read More »

Demakes Enterprises, a company that uses ammonia in its refrigeration system, was recently required to spend to pay penalties and make upgrades to its systems after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found it in violation of the Clean Air Act and federal laws. Read More »

Bren-Tronics said it recently was awarded a contract worth over $6.2 million from the U.S. Army to supply 2itsa 4-volt lithium-ion (li-Ion) 6T batteries via the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC). Read More »

Aerospace industry provider Kaman Corp. said Richard Barnhart has taken over as president of Kaman Aerospace Group, succeeding Gregory Steiner, who will retire Jan. 2, 2018. Read More »

Clean water and safe beaches are on tap for New Jersey through three grants totaling $16,697,817 million awarded recently to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read More »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is beginning to disburse more than $9.5 billion to growers and landowners through the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a recent release. Read More »

The Defense Department recently issued an interim guidance on transgender people in the military following a presidential memorandum, the Department of Defense said in a release. Read More »

Following the devastation by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, U.S. Army Reserve aviators delivered 15,000 pounds of bottled water to Conroe to relieve water shortages, a Department of Defense release said. Read More »

Despite its incredibly shady past, security contractor Blackwater has continued to live on through splinter companies, some of which have continued in their predecessor's reputation for poorly executed military contractor operations. Such is the case with AAR Airlift Group, which has been the subject of discussion, fueled not by the failures of Blackwater, but its own flaws. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) said it recently critiqued the potential effects of the proposed Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule and commented on the present and future of the engineering technology. Read More »

The biggest marijuana seizure in Mississippi in decades was carried out in August with the help of the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), the Army said on its website. Read More »

The American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) Foreign and Defense Policy team is welcoming new members from the inaugural class of Jeane Kirkpatrick fellows and visiting scholars. Read More »

A U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center commander recently confirmed the military has partnered with aerospace and defense technology supplier Orbital ATK to further evolve aircraft design at several locations. Read More »

Drexel University researchers are combining a new direct detection camera with electron-loss spectroscopy in order to view the composition and structure of materials in a more detailed manner, a university release said. Read More »

Itron Inc., a technology and services provider for the energy and water sectors, recently accepted a Chairman’s Award from the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) coalition for its innovative OpenWay Riva, an infrastructure-focused IoT (Internet of Things) platform, a release posted on the National Electrical Manufacturers Association website said. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently lauded the potential effectiveness and transparency in bipartisan legislation aimed at tailoring the permitting procedure for natural gas pipelines by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read More »

A recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy suggesting that keeping all the nations' existing energy sources for generating electricity are necessary for the economy has been followed by an analysis that spells out how valuable those diversified resources are, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce release said. Read More »

Verint Systems said it was recently named physical security intelligence solutions company of the year by Texas research and consulting firm Frost and Sullivan. Read More »