Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request
The Air Force is conducting a study that will inform how the service will continue its critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as it begins to phase out production […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGriffin: DoD Investment in Hypersonic Production to Ramp Up Over Next Year
The Defense Department is planning a “major investment of many billions of dollars” to build components of its hypersonic weapons once production is in full swing, a top official said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAvionics for Boeing FARA Design Provide Significant Autonomy, Company Says
Boeing [BA] unveiled its six-bladed main rotor/rear propulsor, single engine, tandem seating design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on March 3, a blueprint that also features […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPerdue Calls for Detailed Air Force Acquisition Strategy on ABMS
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOfficials: DoD On Track For First Hypersonic Glide Body Test Later This Year, Exploring Cruise Missile Configurations
Officials leading the Pentagon’s hypersonic weapon development affirmed Monday the department is on track for the first flight test later this year under the Conventional Prompt Strike program and said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEASA and FAA to Issue Further Guidance on Multicore Certification This Year
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are to issue further guidance on the certification of airborne systems with avionics multicore processors this year, according […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTRANSCOM Leader Urges Congress to Fund Aging Air Force Tankers ID’ed for Retirement in 2021
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is asking lawmakers to buy back the majority of aging aerial refuelers that had been tagged for rapid retirement in the fiscal year 2021 budget request, […]
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PentagonPentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles For Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon said Monday it has adopted a set of ethical principles for artificial intelligence capabilities, with officials viewing the new guidelines as an opportunity to bolster collaboration with non-traditional […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force’s ‘Massive’ Second ABMS Demo to Include Live-Fire Exercises
The Air Force plans to take lessons learned from its initial Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration last year to up the ante for its second test this spring with […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $3.2 Billion in Unfunded Priorities in FY ‘21, Space Force Seeks $1 Billion
The Air Force has outlined $3.2 billion worth of programs it did not include in the fiscal year 2021 Presidential Budget request in its annual unfunded priorities list to Congress, […]