Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceSpace Development Agency Independent Review Team Begins Work
Originally to start launch last September, the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 satellites–the first to link to military forces in the field–are to begin orbiting late […]
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Missile DefenseCollins: Missile Defense ‘Magazine Depth Is Going to Be Crucial’
AURORA, Colo.–Iran’s missile and drone attacks against Israel last year and what DoD officials have often stated is a significant Chinese threat have led to Pentagon missile defense officials urging […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Raises $240 Million In New Round That Includes L3Harris
Shield AI on Thursday said it has raised $240 million in a new funding round to fuel growth of its autonomy software suite that it recently began offering to other […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySmall Startup With Natural Language Processing Tool Launches AI-Powered Public Sector Offering
Danti, a two-year-old venture backed firm specializing in natural language processing, on Thursday announced a public sector offering based on an artificial intelligence-powered knowledge engine to allow users to sift […]
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Air ForceCCA Builders Believe Commercial Engines Will Reap Big Savings
AURORA, Colo.—General Atomics and Anduril Industries believe the use of commercial engines for their Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) will lead to significant savings, as the U.S. Air Force moves toward […]
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SpaceNTS-3 May Launch This Year on Vulcan Centaur
AURORA, Colo.–More than two years after the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) had planned to launch the L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3), it may get into orbit this […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyThunderforge Award Goes To Scale AI, Bringing Artificial Intelligence To Military Planning
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Scale AI a contract to deliver generative artificial intelligence tools to assist the U.S. military with data driven, custom operational and theater-level planning, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Raises $250 Million To Boost Leonidas Production, Strengthen Supply Base
Defense technology startup Epirus, which has developed a high energy system designed to thwart threats from small drones at relatively low cost, has raised $250 million in a new funding […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGeneral Atomics Showcases Autonomy Of UCAV At Air Force Test Event
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) last month demonstrated its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) flying with a government furnished reference architecture that enables air vehicles to integrate […]
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Air ForceAnduril, Zone 5 Tapped By Air Force, DIU For Next Phase Of Enterprise Test Vehicle Project
The Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in January selected Anduril Industries and Zone 5 Technologies to move into the second phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) prototype […]