Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceUSAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts, Including Plan for 1,000 CCAs
The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Ends KC-Y, Considers AoA on Next-Generation Air-Refueling System
The U.S. Air Force has decided to end the KC-Y program for buying 150 commercial tankers as a bridge to a future Next-Generation Air-Refueling System (NGAS) tanker–the formerly known KC-Z–and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon Technologies Invests In Hyper-Resolution Radar Company
Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS), a small company developing hyper-resolution radar technology for autonomous vehicles and other applications, said on Thursday it has received a strategic investment from Raytheon Technologies [RTX] […]
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Air ForceSignificant Increase in Kratos’ Annual Drone Production Possible, if Called to Meet Surge Demands
While Kratos [KTOS] annually builds 150 drones, including its Valkyrie XQ-58A, the company could double or triple such production now with existing plants to meet possible surge demands, a company […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Electric Motor Company H3X
H3X Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of electric motors for aircraft, on Tuesday said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture arm to help it accelerate development […]
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ArmyArmy Approved eLRV Prototype Requirement, May Not See EV Tactical Fleet ‘Until 2050’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Army has approved its prototype requirement for the Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) effort, with an official confirming the fiscal year 2024 budget request includes funds for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCommerce Department Opens Funding Opportunity To Catalyze Domestic Semiconductor Industry; Boost For DIB
The Commerce Department on Tuesday opened an expected funding opportunity aimed at rebuilding the domestic semiconductor industry, which has increasingly moved offshore, a weakness in U.S. supply chains that became […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Contracts for Next Phase of Stand-in Attack Weapon Program
The U.S. Air Force is awarding about $54 million to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] under six-month contracts for the next step in the service’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Awards Maxar Contract To Continue Support One World Terrain Effort
Maxar Technologies [MAXR] on Monday said it has been awarded a new contract under the Army’s One World Terrain (OWT) effort to continue to evolve and add geospatial data for […]
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ArmyU.S. Army to Field First Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery This Fall, Wormuth Says
The U.S. Army plans to field its first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) battery this fall, as LRHW training continues at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Army Secretary Christine Wormuth […]