Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceU.S. Space Force ISR Director Points to Small Satellites as Possible Monitors of Adversary Counterspace Actions
While the U.S. Space Force (USSF) has a number of modernization priorities, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning system and the Space Based Radar for […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology5G from Space Offers Potential Benefits for U.S. Forces, But Spectrum Access and Cybersecurity Represent Challenges
On March 5, the New York Times quoted Lt. Yevgeny Yarantsev, a Ukrainian officer leading his troops in Kyiv against Russian forces. Yarantsev told the Times that his soldiers “were […]
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Business/FinancialBooz Allen Invests In AI Company Synthetaic
Booz Alen Hamilton [BAH] on Tuesday said it has made a strategic investment in Synthetaic, which has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology that rapidly identifies items of interest in imagery […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Details Successful Demo To Bring 5G Capability To Ground Vehicles
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday detailed a recent successful demonstration to bring 5G communications capability to ground vehicles, with plans to try another demonstration at the Army’s next Project Convergence that […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Shifting to Data-Centric Approach Using Commercial Satellite Data
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., is moving to fuse commercial and military satellite data for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), […]
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SpaceRussian Assault on Ukraine Highlights Potential of Commercial Satellite Imagery to Predict/Head Off Conflicts
While Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, BlackSky [BKSY] commercial imagery satellites had picked up unusual Russian activity, including military convoys, a month earlier as part of an economic […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon’s JAIC Releases RFI For Opportunities To Enhance Automated AI Workflow Platform
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is soliciting information on industry’s potential solutions to bolster the capabilities of its new automated AI workflow platform, to include opportunities for scaling […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBipartisan Panel Urges Swift Passage Of Bill With $52 Billion To Boost U.S. Semiconductor Production
The U.S. can’t wait any longer for Congress to pass an innovation competitiveness bill that includes $52 billion to help boost growth of domestic semiconductor production and related capabilities for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Munitions Directorate Seeking Industry Help on New Air Superiority Weapons Concepts
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., is seeking ideas from industry on 12 research areas related to advanced air superiority weapons concepts, including intercommunicative […]
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Air ForceUSAF to Equip F-16 Fighters with New EW Suite
The U.S. Air Force plans to equip its Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighters with a new electronic warfare (EW) suite, as system production and fielding begin in 2024. Air Force […]