Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Business/FinancialKratos Orders 60 Zeus SRMs From L3Harris Technologies
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] on Tuesday said it has issued a letter of intent to L3Harris Technologies [LHX] for an order of Zeus 1 and 2 solid rocket […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology3D Printing Tech Company Velo3D Nabs $33 Million DIU Award To Help Weapons Program
Velo3D [VELO], a developer of medal additive manufacturing solutions used in aerospace, defense and other industries, won a $32.6 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to help the […]
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Air ForceUSAF Designates Talon CCA Contender As YFQ-48A
YFQ-48A is the designation for Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Project Talon series of drone contenders for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the service said on Monday. The […]
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SpaceSDA Awards Over $3.5 Billion For Tracking Layer Of Tranche 3
Lockheed Martin [LMT], Rocket Lab USA [RKLB], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] are to build 72 satellites for Tranche 3 of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency’s […]
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SpaceSpace Force’s Space Test Program S30 Mission Launched From Wallops Island
A Rocket Lab [RKLB] Electron rocket carrying the Pentagon’s Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission lifted off from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va., on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNiantic Spatial, Vantor Offering Air And Ground Navigation Solution In GPS-Denied Areas
Niantic Spatial and Vantor, two geospatial intelligence companies with visual positioning technologies designed to enable autonomous and manned operations in GPS-denied areas, have partnered to offer a unified solution for […]
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Unmanned SystemsAFRL Seeking Innovations For C-sUAS “Kill Chain And Point Defense”
Over the next five years, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) site in Rome, N.Y., may award $499 million in counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) research contracts under the Multi-Domain […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Selects Teams To Help INDOPACOM With AI Solutions To Track “Blue Objects”
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday said it selected 10 teams to provide prototype solutions to meet the challenges of tracking and coordinating activities of friendly forces in support […]
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Unmanned SystemsVatn Systems Raises $60 Million To Scale Undersea Vessel Development And Manufacturing
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developer and manufacturer Vatn Systems on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million in a funding round the Rhode Island-based startup will use to expand its […]
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ArmyDoD CTO: Army’s Goal For 90 Percent Commercial Solutions Is Possible, Wants More New Entrants
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the Army’s push to buy 90 percent commercial solutions is likely a long-term but achievable goal. Emil Michael, under secretary of defense for […]