Tag: University of Maryland

Why the Pentagon’s use of 3D printing is ‘not quite there yet’

DefenseApril 10, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — On the floor of Sea-Air-Space, the U.S. Navy’s largest annual trade show, Mark Massie pointed to a table with three...

US Navy secretary points to foreign shipyards’ practices to fix delays

DefenseApril 9, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Navy has released a road map partly aimed at improving ship construction and repair yards, as the service...

Sea services eye options to get ships in the water faster

DefenseApril 9, 2024

As the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration press the shipbuilding industry to increase production, the services are also considering other ideas to...

9 in 10 K-12 tech leaders predict surge in IT workload

EdTechApril 9, 2024

Key points: Nine out of ten K-12 tech leaders expect their IT asset inventories will grow in 2024, while almost half (48 percent) predict their...

Navy, Marines launching study to improve readiness of amphibious fleet

DefenseApril 8, 2024

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will study amphibious warship readiness and how the services can get ahead of ship...

Shield AI to buy Australian tech company amid AUKUS collaboration

DefenseApril 4, 2024

California-based Shield AI announced April 4 it will buy Australian company Sentient Vision Systems and establish Shield AI Australia as part of an effort...

US Navy ship programs face years-long delays amid labor, supply woes

DefenseApril 2, 2024

Several of the U.S. Navy’s top shipbuilding programs are running one year to three years behind schedule, as the service and the industrial base...

Seeking to make F-35s ready for war, maintainers think outside the box

DefenseApril 2, 2024

NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif. — From the air control tower at the center of the U.S. Navy’s largest jet base, the roar of...

Vampire at sea: L3Harris eyes maritime version of counter-drone system

DefenseApril 2, 2024

L3Harris Technologies is eyeing a maritime mission for its mobile counter-drone system, with the company doing early design work to create a Vampire payload...

Microsoft rolls out these safety tools for Azure AI

AIMarch 28, 2024

Microsoft has introduced a set of tools allegedly to help make AI models safer to use in Azure. Since the cloud-and-code biz started shoveling funds...