Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGE Wins Huge Army Contract To Develop Black Hawk, Apache Replacement Engines
General Electric [GE] has prevailed in its bid to develop a drop-in replacement engine for the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters with a half-billion-dollar engineering contract […]
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ArmyArmy Activates New AI Task Force
The Army on Friday launched its new Artificial Intelligence Task Force, which will fall under the new Futures Command and look to develop AI applications for the full spectrum of […]
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ArmyArmy Details Synthetic Training Environment Requirements, Looking To Reach IOC In 2021
The Army is looking to reach initial operational capability for its Synthetic Training Environment program by September 2021, and has asked industry to focus on virtualized direct fire and short-range […]
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ArmySB-1 Defiant Completes First Round of Ground Runs
The SB-1 Defiant has begun spinning rotors in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the Sikorsky [LMT]-Boeing [BA] team is readying the compound helicopter prototype for its first flight early this […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed, Raytheon’s F-Model Javelin Moves Into Initial Production With 2,100 Missile Order
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon’s [RTN] Javelin Joint Venture has received a contract to deliver 2,100 F-model Javelin missiles following a series of successful qualification tests for the new weapon, […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Receives $18 Million To Prototype EW Pod For Army UAS
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it has received $18 million to develop the Army’s first electronic warfare pod to provide jamming capabilities on unmanned aerial systems. The Army awarded Lockheed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWithout Further Army Investment, Textron May Pull Funding From V-280
Bell needs significantly more investment by the Army in its Future Vertical Lift program or parent company Textron [TXT] may be forced to pull funding from the advanced tiltrotor development […]
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ArmyArmy Releases Development Plan For Robotic Combat Vehicle
The Army on Tuesday released a development plan for its future robotic combat vehicle (RCV), with officials looking to rigorously test autonomous capabilities and prototype offerings to set up a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBell Unveils Ducted-Fan, Hybrid Electric Vertical Flight Vehicle
Bell [TXT] plans to have a fully-autonomous capable, ducted-fan driven, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle flying the mid-2020s. It’s name is Nexus and it could be the air […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAfter Gatwick, Government Agencies Weigh Tracking and Defeat Technology For Small Drones
As airports and governments step up their efforts to track unmanned aircraft and deter their disruption of commercial air operations, the FAA is hinting that automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) systems […]