Advanced / Transformational Technology

The Pentagon on Wednesday released its fourth and final proposal request for its initial 5G pilot programs, seeking prototypes for dynamic spectrum sharing projects at Hill Air Force Base and  […]

The Air Force is ready to begin procuring new attritable aircraft at higher volumes under its “Skyborg” test and experimentation program, the service’s top acquisition official said March 27. Since […]

The Air Force’s next Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) technology demo may have been pushed back two months due to COVID-19-related precautions, but the service may use some of the […]

Defense acquisition is in “uncharted territory” as the world reacts to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and yet little disruption entered Air Force acquisition programs due to innovative efforts to work around […]

The Pentagon has completed a successful flight test of its hypersonic weapon glide body, a key milestone as the department looks to field a hypersonic weapon in the early-to-mid 2020s. […]

Lawmakers want the Pentagon to procure 98 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in fiscal year 2021, 19 more than were included in the department’s budget request, according to a letter sent […]

Hughes Network Systems was recently awarded a contract to provide new advanced satellite communications systems for the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems. The contract, awarded by MQ-1C prime […]

The Air Force’s second Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration has been postponed from April until June as part of the Defense Department’s response to the novel coronavirus, Chief of […]

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its latest proposal request for 5G pilot programs, seeking prototypes for augmented and virtual reality projects at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. This is the […]

The Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney [UTX] a $319.8 million contract modification for 32 new engines for the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The modification exercises an option for […]