Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Unmanned SystemsSolar-Powered MALE Drone Developer Skydweller Aero Announces Oklahoma City as Headquarters
Skydweller Aero, a developer of ultra-persistent drones for commercial and military applications, has chosen Oklahoma City as its corporate headquarters, with plans to increase operations to 120 aerospace engineering and […]
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ArmyGM Defense Sees ISV Win As ‘Cornerstone’ Program, Eyeing Future Vehicle Electrification Opportunities
After notching its first major procurement contract since reentering the market, winning the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) competition, GM Defense [GM] is looking to further leverage its commercial sector […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHASC NDAA Includes $230 Million Cut To Army’s IVAS Program
The House Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill calls for reducing funding for the Army’s future augmented reality headset by $230 million to adjust for operational test […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Selects Eight Capabilities For New Joint Counter-Drone Architecture
The Army has selected eight counter-drone systems that will make up the Pentagon’s new joint “system of systems” portfolio as the department aims to eliminate redundant capabilities. Maj. Gen. Sean […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFMC’s ‘Digital Campaign’ Among Commander’s Top Priorities for 2020
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) has embarked on an ambitious effort to employ digital modeling and engineering techniques across the service’s myriad programs, in the hopes that these technologies will […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySASC Looks To Transition Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Oversight To Joint Chiefs
The Senate Armed Services Committee is aiming to transition responsibility for the Pentagon’s electromagnetic spectrum operations from U.S. Strategic Command to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35 Deliveries Temporarily Paused to Inspect Damage to Lightning Protection System
The contractor of the U.S. military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter paused deliveries in early June for three weeks to investigate damage on the system that protects the aircraft’s engine from […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Look To Slow LUSVs And Retiring Ships
The House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee’s mark of the FY 2021 defense authorization bill would limit the Navy’s speed in producing unmanned vessels and limit retiring vessels […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Seeks More Answers on F-35 Program in FY ’21 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services Committee is demanding more answers and increased certification from the Pentagon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense […]