Advanced / Transformational Technology
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PentagonPentagon CTO’s Trimmed Down List Of Six Critical Technology Areas Includes AI, Hypersonics
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer (CTO) has trimmed down the department’s list of critical technology priorities to six categories, focused on artificial intelligence, information dominance, biomanufacturing, contested logistics, directed energy […]
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SpaceNRO Establishes Space Cyber Program After Last Month’s Moonshine Guardian Exercise
RESTON, Va.–The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) established a space cyber program on Oct. 1. While the NRO is no stranger to devising solutions to the decades-old threat of hacking, “today’s […]
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SpacePentagon Official Decries Cyber “Complacency”
RESTON, Va.–The new Netflix movie, House of Dynamite, concerning an unattributed nuclear weapons launch due to satellite missile warning failure and hacking of U.S. computer systems, “absolutely is reality, ladies […]
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Business/FinancialPalladyne AI Acquires Unmanned Systems, Manufacturing Companies To Form New Defense Unit
Palladyne AI [PDYN] on Monday said it is creating a new defense business that includes three new acquisitions and the defense variant of its autonomous pilot technology. The acquisitions include […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAnduril, UAE’s EDGE Group Form Joint Venture; Initial Focus On Omen Autonomous Air Vehicle
Anduril Industries and United Arab Emirates-based EDGE Group on Thursday announced a new joint venture focused on autonomous systems for defense and civil applications with the product being the co-developed […]
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Business/FinancialForterra Raises $238 Million To Bolster C3, Production Efforts
Autonomous technology startup Forterra has raised $238 million in a new funding round to be put toward command, control and communications systems, and increasing production capacity, the company said on […]
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SpaceU.S. Allies to Gain Access To Military GPS User Equipment
U.S. allies are to have access to the market for Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by U.S. Space Force Space Systems […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects 11 Companies For Next State Of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency last week said it has selected 11 companies to proceed to Stage B of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), which examining the possibility of […]
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Unmanned SystemsGE Aerospace’s F110-GE-129 Engine To Power Shield AI X-BAT
GE Aerospace‘s [GE] F110-GE-129 engine with the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) is to power Shield AI‘s future X-BAT drone fighter jet, according to a Memorandum of Understanding between the […]
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Unmanned SystemsCX2 Introduces FPV-Mounted Seeker That Hunts Enemy Drone Operators
CX2, a startup focused on spectrum dominance, has introduced a radio frequency-based seeker for a small first person view (FPV) drone to allow military forces to pinpoint and attack enemy […]