Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Business/FinancialDoD Establishes New Office To Help Tech Companies Access Private Capital
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday established a new DoD office charged with helping companies that are developing technologies critical to national security partner with private capital to help them […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Gives Go Ahead to Raytheon and Boeing Payload Designs for MEO Missile Tracking Competition
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has conducted two critical design reviews for Missile Track Custody (MTC) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Overhead Persistent Infrared Sensor (OPIR) payloads by […]
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SpaceCommercial Space Key for Domain Awareness, SPACECOM Commander Says
Commercial space is becoming key for DoD to detect, analyze and respond to threats, a top official said on Nov. 29. “As of today, we’ve got about 120 commercial mission […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGecko Robotics Announces Air Force Contract to Aid in Conversion to Sentinel
Pittsburgh’s Gecko Robotics said on Nov. 29 that the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has awarded the company an 18-month, $1.5 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Demonstrates 5G Capabilities For Military Aircraft Use
As part of its efforts to advance future battlefield connectivity, Lockheed Martin [LMT] in partnership with Intel Corp. [INTC] has successfully conducted a laboratory demonstration of military tactical radios integrated […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHermeus Tests Turbine-Based Cycle Engine for Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft
Hermeus Corp. said last week that it has demonstrated turbojet to ramjet transition for its Chimera turbine-based combined cycle engine (TBCC)–a cross between a turbojet and ramjet engine–to allow reusable […]
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SpaceNRO Issues Solicitation for Hyperspectral Imagery
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has issued a solicitation for the commercial provision of hyperspectral imagery. NRO Director Chris Scolese announced the new NRO effort during a Nov. 15 Leadership […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Adopting Microsoft’s Secret Cloud To Advance Security Vision
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it is expanding an existing relationship with Microsoft [MSFT] to advance the defense company’s vision for 21st Century Security by joining the technology giant’s […]
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SpaceSDA Seeks Industry Aid on Advanced Tactical Datalink and Waveforms for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants industry help to develop the agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) satellites for first launch in September […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Tests Anti-Jamming Prototype for Protected SATCOM, As PTS-P Competition with Northrop Grumman Continues
Boeing [BA] said on Nov. 15 that its engineers recently tested a Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Prototype (PTS-P) for the U.S. Space Force to prevent the jamming of DoD […]
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