Advanced / Transformational Technology
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CyberNIST Initiates Building Block Effort With Private Sector On 5G Cyber Security
An arm of the Department of Commerce on Wednesday began an outreach effort to industry aimed at building cyber security into the emerging fifth-generation wireless architecture, which is seen as […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin to Slow F-35 Deliveries Due to COVID-19-Related Supplier Delays
Lockheed Martin [LMT] revealed May 19 that it is slowing production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a move that could impact up to 25 aircraft, as a “proactive” […]
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PentagonPentagon’s Technology Office Places Microelectronics As New Top Priority
The Pentagon’s technology office has shifted its top modernization priority from hypersonics to microelectronics, an official said Tuesday, adding the department will look to greater advantage of commercial products in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCommerce Department Issues Regulation Changes to Support Remote Sensing
The Department of Commerce released new regulations on Tuesday that are intended to improve the licensing process for private U.S. satellite remote sensing operations to increase openness and transparency. The Department […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Nabs $2.3 Billion for Two Satellites in Space Force’s Next-Gen OPIR Program
The Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $2.3 billion contract for early hardware procurement to build two satellites for missile warning in polar orbits under the Next-Generation Overhead […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNumber of Contractors to Work on Air Force’s ABMS Program Expected to Ramp Up
With the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program to demonstrate how to connect a variety of distributed systems in a joint all-domain network only just getting underway at […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Artificial Intelligence Center Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $800 Million Deal For Battlefield AI
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has tapped Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for a five-year, $800 million task order to deliver AI-powered capabilities for use on the battlefield. JAIC utilized […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Completes Key Milestone for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
The Air Force completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Northrop Grumman [NOC]- developed Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) in late April, the service said May 15. The PDR […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCOM’s Near-Term Modernization Push Includes Sensor Fusion Tools, Platform Mobility, Next-Gen ISR
Special Operations Command’s modernization push will focus on six areas to enhance capability in the near-term, an official told reporters Wednesday, with plans to deliver sensor fusion technologies, improved platform […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force May Spend Hundreds of Millions on Electric VTOL Aircraft By 2025
The Air Force may spend hundreds of millions on development and procurement of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft before 2025, according to officials behind Agility Prime. That project, […]
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