Products of the Week: Defense

    May 8, 2021
    In this roundup, we will look at some of the latest military technologies to hit the market in 2021.
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    With tensions ramped up around the globe, U.S. military R&D is being expedited and on track to spend nearly $80 billion for new hardware. The Pentagon and DARPA are experimenting with AR and VR, developing new aircraft and vehicles, and exploring the use of new robots in the field. Embedded computers also play a significant role, with the latest systems tasked for everything from communications to data processing. In this roundup, we will look at some of the latest military technologies to hit the market in 2021.        

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    Cabe Atwell

    Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Penton’s Electronic Design and Machine Design.

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