Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceMissteps Delay Rapid Fielding of USAF 3DELRR
Acquisition missteps are delaying the fielding of the U.S. Air Force Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR), a program that began in 2009 and that the Air Force designated a Middle […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Successfully Demonstrates Autonomous Teaming Of V-BAT UAS, Says Technology Ready To Deploy
Technology startup Shield AI on Wednesday said that it has successfully demonstrated its autonomous piloting technology in a teaming arrangement aboard three of the company’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS S&T Awards Prototype Contracts To 15 Small Companies
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said it has awarded $15 million to 15 small business to develop technology prototypes to help frontline personnel. The two-year awards were made […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMicrosoft, Synthetaic Partner On Artificial Intelligence Data And Cloud Solutions
Artificial Intelligence technology startup Synthetaic on Tuesday said it has formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft [MSFT] that will allow the small company to apply its AI image processing tool […]
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SpaceNROL-107 Mission to Be Last Atlas V Launch for NRO
The Aug. 29 Cape Canaveral, Fla. launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 configuration rocket carrying sensing payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space […]
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PentagonDoD Aims To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Systems In Next 18-24 Months To Counter China
The Pentagon is pursuing a new initiative to produce thousands of attritable autonomous systems within the next 18 to 24 months, an effort to counter China’s continuing military build-up. Deputy […]
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Air ForceYear-Long AFSOC Operational Evaluation of Starlink ‘Nearly Complete’
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron is nearing the end of a year-long operational evaluation of the military effectiveness of SpaceX‘s Starlink low […]
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ArmyArmy RCCTO Has Completed Testing With Hybrid-Electric Bradley Prototypes
The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has completed testing with its two hybrid-electric Bradley vehicle prototypes, with the office’s leader adding the effort has yielded “good data.” […]
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Air ForceBoeing and Lockheed Martin Look to $3.4 Billion in Local Financing for NGAD
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are looking to $3.4 billion in local financing to aid company expansions for the development of their Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) systems. Boeing […]
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Air ForceUSAF Test Center to Buy Telemetry Transmitters for Hypersonic Tracking
The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) at Edwards AFB, Calif., plans to buy telemetry transmitters for Edwards’ RB-1B Data Lab in advance of hypersonic weapon testing. The data lab […]