Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceTimeline for Fielding Unified Data Library Uncertain, As U.S. Space Force Continues Prototyping
The timeline for fielding the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Unified Data Library (UDL) is uncertain, as the service continues prototyping for UDL to serve as a centralized, cloud-based data repository […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHicks Says RDER Will Help Address DoD’s ‘Complicated System’ For Advancing Promising Tech
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday the new rapid experimentation campaign to address joint warfighting capability gaps is aimed at solving the department’s “complicated system” for transitioning promising new […]
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SpaceChina and Russia Increased Number of Satellites 70 Percent Between 2019 and 2021, DIA Says
Between 2019 and 2021, China doubled its number of satellites in orbit from some 250 to 499, while Russia increased its number of orbiting satellites from about 150 in 2019 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Introduces Upgraded Leonidas High-Power Microwave Systems
Epirus on Tuesday unveiled the third-generation of its Leonidas directed energy electronic warfare system, making the system smaller, more powerful and more mobile. Epirus first introduced Leonidas two years ago […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants to Harness Commercial Industry Ideas on Debris Removal
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may hold an industry day to hear from commercial companies about possible technologies for space debris removal, the profit potential for such companies […]
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SpaceNTS-3 Experiment Offers Possibility of Adopting GPS/PNT Protection In Existing Production Lines
Next March’s planned launch of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) 1,100 pound experimental Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) offers the potential for the U.S. Space Force to adopt advanced protection […]
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WeaponsNaval Surface Warfare Center Says It Set ‘World Record’ With Firing Of Hypercone Projectile Last Month
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in Maryland says that it set a world record last month when the division fired a conical projectile–“hypercone”–109 nautical miles at White […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Adds Intel As Partner In 5G.MIL Efforts
As part of its effort to build out a testbed for advanced military communications, Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week announced it has signed an agreement with semiconductor designer and manufacturer […]
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Nuclear ModernizationDepartment of Air Force Dubs GBSD As LGM-35A Sentinel
The Department of the Air Force has designated the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) next generation ICBM under development by Northrop Grumman [NOC] as the LGM-35A Sentinel. “The name Sentinel […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants to Avoid GMTI Duplication with Intelligence Community Programs
The Department of the Air Force is to take advantage of efforts led by Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David ‘DT’ Thompson on future ground moving target indication (GMTI) […]