Advanced / Transformational Technology

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said that his top technology priority is “autonomous behaviors and artificial intelligence decision support,” and he has suggested that the F-35 fighter and […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Wednesday selected 11 teams to advance development of low-power, low-weight, low-cost and interoperable technologies to create new datalinks to allow for seamless […]

Semiconductors are critical for modern weapons. The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 has more than 3,000 computer chips, while the company’s CH-53K helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has more than […]

Customs and Border Protection has wasted several years in developing technologies that would reduce the manual burdens associated with detecting threats and contraband in vehicles and cargo screened by non-intrusive […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Texas-based Firefly Aerospace are teaming to build a first stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new rocket for commerical, civil, and national security purposes. […]

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to conduct tests using SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites to aid operations. A partially redacted Aug. 5 business notice said […]

The Pentagon has announced three new projects aimed at fostering innovation in next-generation wireless technologies beyond 5G, to include establishing a new “Open6G” research hub. The new projects are part […]

U.S. Space Force conducted testing of the L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) in June and July, as Space Force moves to operationalize ATLAS to replace the […]

The outgoing leader of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said last week he sees a need for new counter-drone and long-endurance surveillance systems to bolster capabilities for U.S. forces and partner […]

Collaboration by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Department of the Air Force on a Space-Based Radar study continues to fulfill one of Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s operational […]