Advanced / Transformational Technology

A team of Army-funded researchers successfully used an artificial intelligence system to identify a key catalyst required to design fuel cell technologies for future combat vehicles, officials said Tuesday. Scientists […]

The Air Force said Aug. 5 that it recently set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in service history during a nine-month testing period. […]

Two prototype high energy laser weapon systems built by Raytheon [RTN] will be deployed to troops overseas as part of an Air Force experiment, the company said Aug. 5. The […]

The Army has tapped Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] to develop competing 50-kilowatt laser prototypes to be integrated on Stryker vehicles with a goal of delivering a platoon of […]

One of the Air Force’s major hypersonic weapons programs recently underwent a successful baseline design review, contractor Raytheon [RTN] said July 29. The Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) program, a joint […]

The Air Force is currently expecting to see first flight of the B-21 next-generation bomber around December 2021, the service’s number-two military official revealed July 24. Speaking at an Air […]

Army Secretary Mark Esper made it clear to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) July 16 that he would prioritize artificial intelligence technology development should he be confirmed as the […]

The Army will roll out initial capabilities for both its 50 and 100-kilowatt laser programs in 2022 as well as pushing toward a hypersonics capability by 2023 with plans to […]

Army Chief Gen. Mark Milley told a Senate defense panel Thursday during his confirmation hearing to serve as the next chairman of the joint chiefs the Pentagon must accelerate its […]

DARPA has tapped BAE Systems to produce a new machine learning-powered tool that allows for the rapid deciphering of unique radio frequency signals, the company said Monday.  BAE Systems has […]