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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems Moves Into Aircraft Electrification, Signs MoU With Jaunt Air Mobility
BAE Systems signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jaunt Air Mobility to develop electric energy management systems for their aircraft, which is one of Uber’s [UBER] six announced partners […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Planning Next IVAS Demo For July To Inform Low-Rate Production Decision, Final Touchpoint In Spring 2021
The Army is planning its third soldier feedback event for the service’s future augmented reality headset, being developed by Microsoft [MSFT], in July to inform a low-rate production decision, before […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMilitary/Commercial Avionics Outlook Strong, Deloitte Says
The military and commercial outlook for avionics sales is strong, according to the author of a new Deloitte report, the 2020 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Outlook. “The outlook for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOpenQKD Fuels European Quantum Computing Research, Potential in Aerospace
TOULOUSE, France – A new project funded by the European Commission, OpenQKD, is providing government-industry collaboration, research and development of quantum computing technologies that hold the potential to exponentially advance […]
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Air ForceLockheed Awarded $988 Million Contract to Continue Hypersonic Vehicle Development
The Air Force on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $988.8 million contract modification to continue work on the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), one of the service’s top hypersonic […]
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Homeland SecurityDARPA Showing Progress In Small Drone Detection In Urban Environments
An ongoing evaluation of technologies to detect and track small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in dense urban environments for military, and potentially homeland security, applications is making progress as the […]
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PentagonPentagon Details First Two 5G Pilot Programs, Soliciting Industry Feedback On Initial Projects
The Pentagon is readying to release proposal requests for the department’s first 5G telecommunications pilot programs, with officials soliciting industry feedback on projects to test smart warehouses for the Marine […]
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ArmyRaytheon Showcasing New Virtual Reality Trainer For Dismounted Soldiers
Raytheon [RTN] has unveiled a new virtual reality trainer the company has designed to meet the Army’s requirement to simulate operational scenarios with real and virtual weapons as part of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCompanies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban
Dozens of defense companies are developing lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), as humanitarian groups seek to build international support for a treaty to ban them, according to a recent report. LAWS, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEchodyne Says Its Radars Successfully Tracked Small Drones In Urban Airspace
A recent test by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) demonstrated the ability of radars supplied by Echodyne to detect and track small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in […]