Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Navy/USMCCounter-C5ISR and Long Range Fires Top of Paparo’s List to Deter China
To deter China, long-range fires and counter command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) are top priorities for U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMaven Adoption Quadruples In Past Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Use of the Defense Department’s marquee artificial intelligence platform for finding targets of interest has quadrupled in the past year to about 20,000 users, the head of the […]
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Navy/USMCActing CNO: Need To Be More Sure Of Laser Output Before Going All-In, F/A-XX At Higher Levels
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy’s top officer said he is not ready “to go all-in yet” on laser weapons without a more sure output while the Navy’s next-generation fighter […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last week launched its Blue Manufacturing marketplace initiative, an effort to create a catalog of vetted and trusted suppliers of advanced commercial technologies that are […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects 18 Firms For First Stage Of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Thursday announced awards to 18 companies that will flesh out their quantum computing concepts in more detail for the agency to review […]
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CongressWicker Calls for Ten-Fold Increase in Annual DoD Replicator Spending
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling for a ten-fold increase in annual spending on DoD’s Replicator initiative. Replicator, “an opening move toward making big bets on […]
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CongressNominee For DoD CTO Sees Room For Culture Change; Supports APFIT Program
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department’s research and engineering (R&E) efforts says based on his experience in the technology industry there are some changes he could bring to […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin To Integrate Google Cloud AI Technology Into Toolkit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Google’s [GOOG] Public Sector business said they plan to collaborate on integrating advanced generative artificial intelligence capabilities into a larger AI workspace the aerospace and defense […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCOM Awards Anduril $86 Million To Enable Rapid Integration Of Autonomous Capabilities
Anduril Industries has received an $86 million contract to partner with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to create the architecture and standards for integrating autonomy technology into the command’s unmanned […]
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ArmyHII Nabs Army Award To Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon
HII [HII] will develop and test a prototype high-energy laser (HEL) weapon system to defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with a goal to transition into production under a contract with […]
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