Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceOmnispace and Lockheed Martin to Pursue Space-Based 5G
On the heels of the Federal Administration Administration (FAA) announcing the March 21 enactment of a new rule to streamline the licensing process for private sector space launch and re-entry […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUS Spending $15 Billion On Hypersonic Weapons Over 10 Years, GAO Says
The U.S. government is spending $15 billion on hypersonic weapons spread out over 70 separate efforts across three departments and agencies in the areas of offensive weapons, new technologies and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyINDOPACOM Nominee Does Not Specifically Defend F-35, But Says Fifth and Sixth Generation Planes Needed
U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. John Aquilino, who has piloted F/A-18 and F-14 fighters, did not specifically defend the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 during his confirmation hearing to head […]
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CongressSmith Outlines DoD Technology Procurement Issues
The chairman of the House Armed Service Committee Monday said Pentagon technology procurement must improve and grow to help drive U.S. technology innovation, akin to how Special Operational Command (SOCOM) […]
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InternationalL3Harris Sees Foreign Military Sales Potential for F-16 EW Suite
L3Harris [LHX] said on March 22 that it is looking for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the company’s Viper Shield advanced electronic warfare suite for Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter […]
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Air ForceCurtailing U.S. Air Force F-35A Buy, Increasing Procurement Rate Among Debated Items
While the U.S. Air Force has fielded some 250 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As, at the current buy rate of 60 per year, it would take until 2048 for the service […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUS Air Force Tests F-35 Emissions Control Tactics In Combined Orange Flag/Black Flag Exercise
The U.S. Air Force tested emissions control (EMCON) tactics for the service’s F-35A fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] in a combined Orange Flag and Black Flag exercise earlier this month. […]
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Business/FinancialPangiam Acquires Facial Recognition System Developed By Airport Authority
Pangiam, a portfolio company of the private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI), last Friday said it acquired an integrated facial recognition system from a Washington, D.C.-area airport authority that […]
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Air ForceSlow Software Loading Process Delayed F-35 Updates
A slow software loading process for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 delayed aircraft updates, but the latest software drop to be fielded this summer for the Combat Air Forces (CAF) […]
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ArmyArmy To Roll Out Software Development Kit This Year For New Adaptive Squad Architecture
The Army will roll out the software development kit later this year for its new Adaptive Squad Architecture effort, an official said Thursday, with the goal of building in non-traditional […]