Advanced / Transformational Technology
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ArmyArmy Brings Out New Tech To Use Lower-Tier Of Air Domain To Close Joint Kill Chain At EDGE21 Demo
DUGWAY, Utah — Future Vertical Lift surrogates, new Air Launched Effects and augmented reality headsets. Over the last two weeks, the Army brought emerging technologies “into the dirt” at Dugway […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Looks to NGAD to Provide Significant Performance and Sustainment Improvements
The U.S. Air Force is using digital engineering to field advanced systems rapidly and reduce sustainment costs in a variety of programs, including the Boeing [BA] T-7A trainer and the […]
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Air ForceDigital Engineering Leads to Fast Joining of T-7A Forward and Aft Fuselage, Boeing Says
Digital engineering of the Boeing [BA] and Saab T-7A Red Hawk led to the joining of the training aircraft’s front and aft fuselages in less than half an hour this […]
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SpaceSpace-Based GMTI, Tactical ISR Efforts by Space Force Not to Conflict with NDSA
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is undertaking a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) program and looking to move into tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions that complement intelligence […]
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PentagonJADC2 Strategy To Be Approved Within A Few Weeks, Official Says
The Pentagon’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy is likely to be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin within a few weeks and has already been signed off […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFLIR Receives $70 Million In Orders To Deliver Nearly 600 More Centaur Ground Robots
FLIR Systems [FLIR] has received more than $70 million in new orders to deliver nearly 600 additional Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine […]
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Air ForceBETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft
After a year of testing, BETA Technologies‘ electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the […]
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ArmyTillis Interested In DoD’s Plans For Platform Electrification, Cites GM Defense’s Demo Vehicle As Positive Development
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday he wants to hear from senior military leaders on their plans for advancing electrification of their platforms during upcoming posture reviews, citing GM Defense’s […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Conducts First Flight Test of Skyborg Autonomy Core System
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted a first flight test on Apr. 29th of what is to be the collaboration and autonomy-enabling “brain” of Skyborg–the autonomy core system (ACS)–aboard […]
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ArmyArmy Aviation Officials Detail Push For Open Architecture On Future Platforms, Enduring Fleet
Army aviation officials have detailed the service’s push for open architecture initiatives, including the new Common Modular Open Architecture (CMOA) effort, to allow for rapid technology insertion and long-term cost […]