Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Selects Six Vendors To Demonstrate Containerized Drone Launch And Recovery
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) recently selected six companies to demonstrate autonomous launch and recovery of multiple drones from containerized systems that can be easily transported and quickly operating with […]
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Air ForceUSAF F-16 VENOM Aircraft To Enter DARPA’s Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements Program
The Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have begun another set of tests with one of a group of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighters fitted with […]
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SpaceDIU Wants Solutions To Beam Power Through, And From, Space
Seeking novel ways to produce power in space to boost power in spacecraft, and to deliver power to Earth, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is soliciting proposals for space-based utility […]
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Air ForceYFQ-44A Fired AMRAAM In Recent Test In Mojave Desert
A YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype by Anduril Industries recently conducted a live-fire test of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) in the Mojave Desert against […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAuriga Space Adapting Electromagnetic Launch Tech For Counter-Drone Interception
Auriga Space on Wednesday said it has signed a three-year research and development agreement (CRADA) with an Army science and technology command to advance the startup’s electromagnetic launch technology for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInterview with Lt. Col. Adam Scher, Strategic Communications Advisor for the Joint Interagency Task Force-401
Lt. Col. Scher discusses how the Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is organizing its cross functional teams to quickly meet warfighter needs, including a focus on hiring experts and giving them […]
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ArmyArmy Negotiating With AV On Enduring-High Energy Laser Contract, Lozano Says
The Army is in negotiations with AeroVironment [AVAV] on a contract for its Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, a lead official confirmed on Tuesday. While Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, portfolio […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Awards $548 Million In APFIT Funds, Including First Software Investments
The Defense Department on Tuesday announced 30 awards totaling $548.1 million for companies to help companies transition their innovative solutions into production, marking the final fiscal year 2026 round of […]
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Unmanned SystemsVatn Rapidly Develops Autonomous UUV For Mine Countermeasures
Building on its multi-role Skelmir 6 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), Vatn Systems on Tuesday introduced SIGURD, a modular mine countermeasure system capable of detecting undersea mines at depths up […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMedia Gaggle With Sgt. Maj. Kellen Rowley, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Interagency Task Force-401 Director
Army Sgt. Maj. Kellen Rowley spoke with reporters at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 8 during the third and final week of an operational assessment of Perennial Autonomy’s Bumblebee Version […]