Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceBoeing Aims to Use 5G for Aircraft Maintenance Improvements
Boeing [BA] is aiming to increase military aircraft mission capable rates and increase military technician safety through two efforts leveraging 5G technology–Autonomous Aircraft Inspection (AAI), using drones to take high […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Solicits Industry Input on Resolute Sentry Vanguard Prospect Effort
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is soliciting ideas from industry on Resolute Sentry–an effort to forge a clear view of military forces in potential conflicts against potential high-tech adversaries. […]
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Air ForceUSAF Examining AI Aid to GMTI in Indo-Pacific
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is examining how artificial intelligence (AI) will aid military forces in rapid targeting in the Indo-Pacific theater. While Operation Desert Storm in 1991 had 40,000 […]
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ArmyAs Army Eyes Fielding First Hypersonic Weapon By End Of 2023, Official Details Next Steps
As the Army eyes deploying its first operational hypersonic weapon battery by the end of year, a lead official on Wednesday detailed the eventual transition of the program to the […]
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InternationalBiden Executive Order Restricts U.S. Investment In Some Chinese Advanced Technologies
President Biden has signed a new executive order restricting U.S. investment in some Chinese advanced technology areas, specifically semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which the administration has said could […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWhite House Launches AI Cyber Competition To Protect Critical Software
The Biden administration on Wednesday launched an open prize competition aimed at generating artificial intelligence-based solutions to automatically secure the nation’s most critical software. The AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) will […]
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Air ForceHASC CCA Proposal Would Require Significant Unit Cost Drop
While Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has posited a $20 million unit cost for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and up to five CCAs for each manned F-35 or Next […]
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SpaceNRO Official Says Agency Looking for Satellite Innovation in Plan to Quadruple Number of Satellites in Next Decade
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) official said that the agency is looking to innovation, including that of small companies, as NRO plans to quadruple the number of its on-orbit satellites […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Seeks Small Businesses to Bid on Program to Seize High-Altitude, Slow-Flying Objects
The problems encountered by the U.S. Air Force earlier this year in shooting down a slow flying, high-altitude Chinese balloon have led the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to […]
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Air ForceUSAF Needs to Boost Modernization of C-sUAS, Service Official Says
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force needs to increase funding to modernize counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS), a service official said this week. “In response to urgent operational needs, we […]