Advanced / Transformational Technology
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CongressSASC Proposes Establishing 5G Testing Facilities In NDAA Mark
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s mark of the next defense policy bill includes a proposal to establish a 5G technology demonstration facility at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Lawmakers […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyThales Acquires Artificial Intelligence Company Psibernetix
Bolstering its capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), France’s Thales said earlier this month that it acquired Ohio-based Psibernetix, which has developed processes that enable AI decisions to be mathematically verified […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUntapped PNT Data from Ground Receivers Could Help More Quickly Detect Jamming, Spoofing
LOS ANGELES – Machine-learning could help the U.S. military harness precision, navigation and timing (PNT) data it can already access to detect spoofing or jamming efforts more quickly, a Marine […]
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CongressHASC Seeks Joint Hypersonics Transition Office With NDAA Amendment
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday approved an amendment to its mark for the next defense policy bill proposing the Pentagon establish a new office to coordinate technical […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35’s Lot 12 Agreement Reached, With Options Available for Future Lots
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached a handshake agreement for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that allows for an $80 million F-35A to be […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky’s Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Makes First Flight, ‘Zero-Pilot’ Flights Planned for 2020
For the better part of an hour on May 29, one of the oldest existing UH-60 Black Hawks was flown with a full-authority fly-by-wire flight control system that eventually could […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyIn-Q-Tel Invests In Artificial Intelligence Firm That Rapidly Processes Open Source Data
The government-backed strategic investor In-Q-Tel has made a strategic investment in Forge.AI, a company focused on processing unstructured data found in open sources such as news reports and social media […]
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ArmyArmy’s Rapid Tech Office Set To Deliver Initial Hypersonics Capability In FY ’23, 50KW Laser Weapon In FY ’22
The Army’s retooled rapid capabilities office has received approval to move ahead with its programs to deliver an initial combat capability for a hypersonic weapon in fiscal year 2023, with […]
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ArmyATEC ITEP Bid Protest Involved Three-Day Hearing With GAO, GE, Army
As part of its deliberations, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently held a three-day hearing with representatives from the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), General Electric [GE], and the […]
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CongressSASC Markup Increases Funds To Build Up U.S. Rare Earth Supply To Counter China
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) markup of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes more funds for the Defense Department to develop the ability to produce […]