Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNDAA Conference Bill Authorizes $250 Million for Project Maven
While the House recommended cutting $50 million from the DoD’s Project Maven in fiscal 2021, House and Senate conferees on the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 6395, agreed […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Expanding Evaluations Of Biometrics To ID Travelers At Checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the coming weeks plans to expand field testing of facial matching technology it trialed this fall at an airport to allow a touchless experience […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Warfighting Concept Needs Bolster of Airpower, Official Says
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, suggested on Dec. 8 that the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) needs to beef up […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Awards Skyborg Prototype Contracts to Kratos, Boeing, General Dynamics
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 7 awarded more than $76 million to Kratos [KTOS], Boeing [BA], and General Atomics to build Skyborg prototypes and fly them in teaming with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCrisis Will Likely Force Pentagon to Adopt and Scale Up Commercial AI, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper said on Dec. 7 that a crisis will likely force the Pentagon to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and ways to involve commercial start-up innovators […]
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PentagonAuthorizers Mandate CAPE Report on NGAD
The draft conference report on the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 6395, requires the Pentagon director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) to submit a report on […]
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Business/FinancialNuWave Strengthens Data Analytics Capabilities With BigBear Acquisition
The data analytics company NuWave Solutions on Thursday said it has acquired cloud-based data analytics solutions provider BigBear Inc., adding to its capabilities in this area and bringing franchise positions […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKymeta Launches u8 Satcom Land Mobility Antenna Built for Defense, First Responder Customers
Kymeta’s next-generation u8 antenna is now commercially available, the company said Monday. Kymeta is pitching the land mobility Ku-band antenna as a communication solution for government, defense, and first responder […]
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Air ForceLegacy Aircraft Retirements and Lower Cost ISR Needed, Roper Says
While Congress may turn back the Air Force’s fiscal 2021 request to retire almost 30 tanker aicraft, 44 A-10 attack aircraft, and 24 Northrop Grumman [NOC] Block 20/30 RQ-4 Global […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon, C3.ai Partner To Bring AI To Military Customers
Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) provider C3.ai and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] have formed an alliance aimed at developing AI solutions for government defense customers. “The military and intelligence community have access […]