Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Considering Replacement for EO/IR Sensor on MQ-9 Reaper
The U.S. Air Force is considering replacing the Raytheon [RTX] Multispectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B) on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and integrating new reconnaissance pods on future unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks Info From Industry To Integrate Hypersonic Weapons On Zumwalt-Class Destroyers
The Navy published a sources sought notice on March 18 requesting white papers from possible contractors on capabilities to install hypersonic weapons on the Zumwalt-class destroyers. The service is assessing […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDigital Engineering Efforts for Munitions Yield Lessons Learned for Possible Fielding
Last fall, former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper held out the possibility that the service would soon announce an e-series, digitally engineered weapon to follow the Air Force […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Artificial Intelligence Center’s Common Development Platform Reaches IOC
The director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JIAC) said Tuesday the organization’s common AI development platform has reached Initial Operating Capability, as the department looks to use the […]
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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 […]