Advanced / Transformational Technology

The Air Force is committed to a future where each of its systems, platforms and assets are fully connected and able to perform in multi-domain operations. However, authorizers and appropriators […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $405.8 million contract modification to design and build large diameter rocket motors and missile body components to support upcoming Army flight tests for the […]

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 […]