Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAdvisory Panel Tells Biden To Keep ICT Standard-Setting Open To Boost U.S. Competitiveness
Relatively recent government restrictions limiting the involvement of U.S. companies in setting international standards in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) because of concerns about the participation of […]
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SpaceSpace Development Agency to Explore Communications Features for Future Transport Layer Satellites
This month, the Space Development Agency issued a draft solicitation for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES), which is to consist of up to 12 satellites to explore […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards BlueHalo $1.4 Billion to Bolster Communications for GEO Satellites
The U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office in Albuquerque, N.M., has awarded BlueHalo a $1.4 billion contract for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. “SCAR will address the […]
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ArmyArmy Cut Strategic Long Range Cannon S&T Project Due To Cost, Redundancy Concerns
The Army’s top acquisition and technology official confirmed to lawmakers on Tuesday the service has ended a science and technology effort to develop the Strategic Long Range Cannon (SLRC) due […]
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Air ForcePentagon Fiscal 2024 Budget May Lay Out Future Path for F-35 Engine
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 budget may lay out a future path for engines for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter–a course of action that may upgrade the existing Pratt & […]
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ArmyArmy Advances New FVL Tech, Flies Largest ‘Wolf Pack’ Drone Swarm At EDGE22 Experiment
DUGWAY, Utah — Over 30 first time technology events, participation from seven international partners and the launching of the largest “wolf pack” swarm of new Air-Launched Effects (ALE) drones to date. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon Technologies’ New Venture Arm Invests In Hypersonic Aircraft Company Hermeus
RTX Ventures, a capital investment group recently set up by Raytheon Technologies [RTX], on Thursday said it made a strategic investment in the start-up company Hermeus Corp., which is developing […]
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SpaceSDA Official: ‘We’re Not Going to Pick the Winners. The Winners Are Going To Deliver’
The Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to use spiral development to field small satellites for military use every two years–a fraction of the time required for large DoD acquisition programs, […]
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Air ForceUSAF Projects NGAD Unit Cost As ‘Multiple Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’
While the unit flyaway cost of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 was $155 million in today dollars and the unit flyaway cost of the company’s F-35A is running more than […]
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Intelligence Community
NGA Gains AI Effort From OSD With Aim To Speed Geospatial Intel To Warfighters
AURORA, Colo.—The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) will pick up an ongoing effort to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) being applied to geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) with the […]