Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky-Boeing Defiant Rolls Out Toward Early 2019 First Flight
Just after Christmas, Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing [BA] released two photographs of the SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter prototype, which has been completed and rolled out of the West Palm Beach, […]
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ArmyV-280 Marks First Year of Flight
FORT WORTH, Texas – The V-280 Valor on Dec. 18 celebrated a full year of flight during which it has flown more than 80 hours and reached speeds of more […]
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CyberPentagon Tech Leaders Offer Details To House Panel On New AI Center’s Mission
Top Pentagon technology officials told a House armed services panel Tuesday the department’s new artificial intelligence center is open and focused on scaling up current commercial and military capabilities needed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin’s Skunks Work Plans to Hire 500 Engineers if it Can Find Them
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works advanced development division will be looking to hire 500 engineers over the next few years, and the supply simply isn’t there, according to Skunk Works […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology to lower the cost of manufacturing F-35 flight simulators by an estimated $11 million over the next five years. […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Testing Exoskeleton System With Army
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has been selected to provide its artificial intelligence-enhanced exoskeleton for Army testing, as the service looks for a next-generation capability to lift the burden from soldiers of […]
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PentagonOfficial: Policy Reform Needed To Spur Development Of Pentagon’s Next ‘Industrial Revolution’ Capabilities
The Pentagon’s top industrial policy official on Monday said new incentives are needed to ensure the largest defense contractors continue developing future technologies in the U.S. rather than abroad as […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Launch Challenge Program Nears Releasing RFI For Potential Payloads
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) will soon issue a request for information on commercial and government payloads it could use in an upcoming launch competition, an agency official […]
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CongressDoD Nominee: U.S. Talent Not Focused On Future Weapons
China has shot ahead of the United States in developing futuristic military technologies like hypersonics and artificial intelligence because the Pentagon’s risk-averse culture repels the innovative talent needed to tackle […]
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DARPA Sees Strong Interest In Competition To Spur Rapid Space Launches
More than 20 teams have indicated they might participate in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA’s) Launch Challenge, a competition designed to promote rapid access to space for the […]
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