MM8108 Wi-Fi Chip Hits up to 43 Mbps While Stretching Links for Miles

MM8108 long-range Wi-Fi chip expands coverage by about 10x; links can reach miles, opening off-grid mesh use in outages and ...

The Pentagon Wants X-Ray Vision to Spot Hidden Threats From Over Half a Mile Away

The futuristic tech, funded by DARPA, would allow the U.S. military to preemptively detect danger from a remarkably long ...
IEEE

CNR Improvement Method for 380-km Ultra-Long-Distance A-RoF Transmission Using FM Conversion

Abstract: Analog radio-over-fiber (A-RoF) transmission has significant advantages such as ultra-low latency, high spectral efficiency, and high compatibility with the analog interface on the receiving ...
CNN

US military’s urgent push for laser weapons behind El Paso airport shutdown

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
The Verge

El Paso airspace closure was reportedly triggered by the CBP’s use of an anti-drone laser

CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a party balloon, according to The New York Times. CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a ...
Wall Street Journal

Border Protection’s Use of Pentagon Laser Led FAA to Halt Flights Over El Paso

Customs and Border Protection used a high-energy laser from the Pentagon earlier this week in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas, prompting concerns within the FAA and leading it to temporarily shut down ...
WRAL

Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace ...
Washington Examiner

Pentagon allowed CBP to use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace

The Pentagon permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy an anti-drone laser system in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday before the Federal Aviation Administration moved to close the airspace in ...
CNN

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s ...
The New York Times

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned ...
IEEE

StemReg: A Marker-Free Automated Method for Registering Multiscan Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data in Forests Using Stem Mapping

Abstract: Registering multiscan terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data is a prerequisite for applying TLS in precision forestry. Marker-free automatic registration methods based on tree attributes or ...