Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWhile Military Services Develop AI for Weapons Systems, JAIC to Focus on Accelerating Sound Decisions by Commanders
While the military services will take responsibility for developing and fielding artificial intelligence (AI) applications for weapons systems, the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is focusing on improving and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHyten: Artificial Intelligence Underpins Information Advantage in Joint Warfighting Concept
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be key for the U.S. military to achieve Information Advantage (IA)–one of four pillars of the Pentagon’s emerging Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC), Vice Chairman of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCompetition Likely on Airborne Edge Node for KC-46 Tanker
The U.S. Air Force is likely to release a request for proposal for the Airborne Edge Node for the Boeing [BA] KC-46 Pegasus tanker in the coming months, as it […]
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Air ForceAgility Prime Invests $1.5M in eSTOL Aircraft from Electra
The Agility Prime program from the U.S. Air Force has invested in multiple electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and now it is investing in a new type of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous, AI-Enabled Tracking of Mobile Targets Demonstrated, As DoD Commits to Ethical AI Principles
The Pentagon recently demonstrated autonomous, artifical intelligence (AI)-enabled tracking of mobile targets–an effort simultaneous with other such AI drone projects and DoD’s development of principles for ethical AI use, a […]
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ArmyArmy Demonstrates Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Concept
The Army last Wednesday held a proof of concept demonstration for an Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML) capability that could function as an unmanned, mobile launcher to fire both current and […]
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Unmanned SystemsAir Force Weighs Planned Global Hawk Block 40 Retirements and Replacement Fielding
The U.S. Air Force is weighing the timelines for the retirement of Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drones by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the fielding of a classified replacement […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Tests Pegasus Rocket for Responsive Space Missions
The U. S. Space Force on June 13 launched a Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) technology demonstration satellite from a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Pegasus XL rocket. The latter, carried on a […]
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CongressSenate Passes $250 Billion China Competition Bill, Schumer Urges Quick House Consideration
The Senate on Tuesday evening passed a bipartisan bill to invest $250 billion toward technology research and development efforts to better compete with China, to include more than $50 billion […]
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Air ForceABMS To Be Fielded on First KC-46s By 4th Quarter of Fiscal 2022
The U.S. Air Force plans to field its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) on the first Boeing [BA] KC-46 Pegasus tankers by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 and would […]