Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCalifornia Drone Firm Receives Skyborg Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Concord, Calif.-based Volansi a contract to participate in the service’s prototype effort for the Skyborg low-cost attritable demonstrator–a project worth up to $400 million. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Hold Sixth IMV Flight Test of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] held the sixth instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV) flight test for the company’s hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a […]
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Level of Allowed Autonomy Key Question for U.S. Air Force on Skyborg, Other Drones
U.S. Air Force development of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the Skyborg low-cost attritable demonstrator hold significant promise, yet a key question will be the level of artificial intelligence […]
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SpaceChief of Space Operations Wants All Launches to Be Autonomous by 2025
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said on Dec. 17 that he wants the U.S. Space Force to move to all autonomous launch operations by 2025. “If you […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOrbs Find Potential Use in Contingency Response & CSAR Missions
Orbs, which are essentially electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, are novel in how they operate and the technology they use presents the military with new potential use for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHow is Industry Using FACE in Military Avionics Systems?
The goal of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) technical standards is to make military aircraft platforms more interoperable, affordable, and quickly upgradeable. Boeing [BA], the Army, AdaCore, and Presagis […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArtificial Intelligence Used as Co-Pilot for U.S. Air Force U-2
In what the U.S. Air Force said was the first time artificial intelligence (AI) has commanded a military system, an AI algorithm helped to steer the radar of a Lockheed […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Investing In AI Startup Deepwave Digital
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday said it will be investing in and collaborating with Deepwave Digital, which is developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies that improve communications processing. Terms of the […]
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ArmyNew Army Strategy Calls For 5G, Emerging Tech To Enable Future ‘Smart’ Bases
The Army on Monday released a new installations strategy that calls for bases of the future to serve as “smart” platforms that harness 5G and advanced communications capabilities needed to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Director Proposes Swarming Drones as Candidate for Future AFWERX Prime Program
Michael Brown, the director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), on Dec. 11 proposed swarming drones as a candidate for a future AFWERX Prime program. Through Prime programs, AFWERX, […]