Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNATO Accelerator Program Includes Two U.S. Firms For Prototyping, Potential Adoption
A NATO defense innovation accelerator on Friday said it has awarded small contracts to five vendors, including two U.S. companies, to prototype their solutions for operational readiness ahead of potential […]
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SpaceSpaceX Gets Nearly $4.2 Billion Nod From Space Force For Initial SB-AMTI
Two days after the Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded SpaceX a nearly $2.3 billion contract for the Space Data Network Backbone, a proliferated low Earth orbit communications network, […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Seeks Solutions For Autonomous Watercraft For Intra-Theater Logistics
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday posted a solicitation seeking solutions for autonomous unmanned surface vessels capable of ferrying containerized cargo over long distances in the Indo-Pacific theater. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Awards $159 Million For Hermeus To Demonstrate High-Mach Flight And Payload Release
Hermeus on Thursday said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 Aircraft Goes Supersonic In First For Unmanned Flight
Less than three months after the first flight of the Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 unmanned aircraft, Hermeus on Tuesday said the jet-powered aircraft achieved supersonic speeds in its second flight, a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Awards Voyager And Raytheon Contracts For Rocket Motor Technologies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Voyager Technologies [VOYG] and RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business contracts to further develop and test new technologies to tailor the thrust profiles […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Opens $30 Million Prize Challenge For Autonomous Non-Tactical Vehicles
The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last Friday kicked-off a $30 million prize challenge that seeks to make better use of the Pentagon’s fleet of manually-operated non-tactical vehicles (NTVs) […]
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Missile DefenseStratolaunch Announces Hypersonic Flight Test With Missile Defense Agency
Stratolaunch on Thursday said that it successfully conducted a hypersonic flight test in March for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), launching its liquid engine-powered Talon-A3 reusable flight vehicle from a […]
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Space
SSC And SpaceWERX To Launch Orbital Logistics Challenge
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the service’s SpaceWERX innovation arm are to launch an In-Domain Orbital Logistics Challenge to find and advance commercial technologies to sustain satellites. […]
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Business/FinancialAmca Raises $300 Million To Bolster Aerospace And Defense Supply Chain
Amca, a startup founded 18 months ago to accelerate product development, qualification and delivery, and strengthen the aerospace and defense supply chain, has raised $300 million in a new funding […]