Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Announces Start of Testing for EMRIS Multi-Function Sensor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 23 that it has begun integration and test of the new ultra-wideband Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor (EMRIS) to enable military forces “to accelerate […]
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Air ForceNew Commander of AFCENT Innovation Unit Says Commercial Drone Imagery Better than Google Earth
U.S. Air Forces Central’s (AFCENT) Task Force 99 (TF 99) unit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar began short-range drone intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight tests this month, and Air […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDHS Testing Shows Effectiveness Of Facial Capture, Recognition With Small Groups
Camera systems and facial matching software used to capture and verify identities of individuals in small groups traveling in small groups in a checkpoint-type setting demonstrated their effectiveness in testing […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants to Ramp Up Simulators for Training
U.S. Space Force needs to ramp up its use of high-fidelity simulators to train personnel how to deter potential adversaries, and, if necessary, defeat them, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the […]
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Air ForceUSAF Finishes Flight Tests of F-16 Autonomous Gun System
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Feb. 22 that it has finished flight testing of an F-16 autonomous gun system–the Digitally Enhanced Aiming Through Control Law, known […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin, Juniper Networks Demonstrate Advanced Networking To Prioritize Information Flow To Commanders
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it and partner Juniper Networks [JNPR] have successfully demonstrated robust network routing technology that streamlines and prioritizes the flow of critical information from tactical […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Counter-Drone, Chip Companies
Fortem Technologies on Tuesday said it has closed an $17.8 million funding round with new investors that includes Lockheed Martin [LMT] and others to allow it to scale to meet […]
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Air ForceUSAF Nearing Hypothesis on Numbers/Ratios of CCAs to Accompany F-35s, Manned NGAD
The U.S. Air Force is nearing an initial postulation of the numbers/ratios of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to accompany the service’s future force presentation construct for the sixth-generation manned Next […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Receives Navy Award of More Than $1.1 Billion for Hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike Missiles
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 15 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a nearly $1.2 billion contract for hypersonic, boost-glide phase Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers. DoD said that […]
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Air ForceAFMC Heralds Advanced Fighter Maneuver Testing of X-62A VISTA Drone
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Air Force Test Center, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) held 12 artificial intelligence (AI)-driven flight tests last December at […]
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