Advanced / Transformational Technology

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Littleton, Colo., site a more than $509 million contract for Global Positioning System Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites 21 […]

Congress is awaiting the arrival of a fiscal 2026 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) budget request that may slice $300 million to $400 million for commercial imagery out of a $1 […]

China’s development of “high ground” space systems, including anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, that can reach geosynchronous orbit 23,000 miles above Earth is a concern for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). “The […]

Hermeus on Tuesday said its Quarterhorse Mk 1 unmanned aircraft successfully flew for the first time, a key milestone on the startup’s path to developing high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. The […]

The Defense Innovation Unit last week issued a solicitation seeking commercial artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) solutions for converging data inputs at the Navy’s Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs). The […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (USSF/SSC) is forecasting an up to $895 million to $905 million award by next February for a 10-year Maneuverable Geosynchronous Orbit (M-GEO) Satellite-Based Services […]

A new blueprint that restructures the Coast Guard’s organization also puts a focus on technology advancement, directing the service to develop an integrated sensor and command and control network that […]

ST. LOUIS—U.S. Transportation Command recently began using an artificial intelligence platform to improve its operational awareness in the areas it provides global logistics and transportation services, the command’s intelligence chief […]

ST. LOUIS—To better exploit data collected from uncrewed systems, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has initiated a new project focused on commercial analytics to better serve its mission partners, an […]

The U.S. Air Force has more control over the development of the Boeing [BA] F-47 fighter than the service has had for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II, Air […]