Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceAFRL Tests 2,000 Pound Dialable Effects Munition with Three Settings
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Aug. 17 that it concluded its Dialable Effects Munition (DEM) demonstration program with a test of the experimental, three-setting 2,000 pound bomb […]
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Air Force‘Mission Sets’ for NGAD to Generate Requirements Numbers
The U.S. Air Force is not looking to replace the Lockheed Martin [LMT] 187 F-22s one-for-one with the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, but rather will determine […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoby Aviation Goes Public
The electric air taxi company Joby Aviation completed a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners (RTP) on Aug. 10 making it the first publicly traded electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) […]
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SpacePentagon Looks to Improve Awareness of GNSS Disruptions
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking commercial companies to provide input on improving DoD’s awareness of intentional disruptions of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), including GPS. “This solicitation […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says
As the Pentagon undertakes a number of reviews on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear posture, and missile defense, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command […]
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Intelligence Community
DoD and NSA Inspectors General to Evaluate NSA Use of AI/ML for SIGINT
The Pentagon and National Security Agency (NSA) inspectors general are to evaluate how the NSA is using artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) for signals intelligence (SIGINT). “The evaluation objective is to […]
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ArmyGeneral Electric Demos Autonomous Ground Robot For Army
General Electric Research [GE] said this week it conducted a successful demonstration of its autonomous ground robot for the Army, marking the completion of a one-year program to help further […]
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ArmyArmy Details First Live Fire Test With Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium Prototype
The Army held its first live fire test with its Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium (RCV-M) prototype in late June, to include firing an XM813 30mm chain gun and an M240 machine […]
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PentagonAustin Signs Classified Implementation Plan for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy’s classified Implementation Plan–the “I-Plan”–on July 15, DoD said on Aug. 5. Last October, the Pentagon released an electromagnetic spectrum […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Shifts HorizonX Investment Arm To Partnership With Private Equity Firm
Boeing [BA] on Thursday said it has entered a strategic partnership with the private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) to manage and expand its HorizonX venture capital arm that […]