Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceUSAF Will Likely Fare Well in Budget Reconciliation, Service Official Says
AURORA, Colo.–The U.S. Air Force will likely fare “extremely well” in a GOP budget reconciliation bill, a service official suggested on Tuesday at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGambit and Fury CCA Offerings Get USAF Designations; Flights on Track for This Summer
AURORA, Colo.–The U.S. Air Force has bestowed “mission design series” (MDS) designations on its two Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes. The General Atomics Gambit offering is the YFQ-42A […]
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ArmyStartup Mach Industries Flight Tests Vertical Take Off Cruise Missile Under Army Award
Mach Industries in January successfully flight-tested its Viper vertical takeoff cruise missile under an Army contract for Strategic Strike, showcasing the startup’s speed in developing the man-portable long-range weapon that […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Atomics Acquires Signals Intelligence Firm; Establishes Cross-Collaborative Software Enterprise
General Atomics (GA) on Monday said it has acquired North Point Defense (NPD), a provider of signals intelligence exploitation software and sensor integration, adding to its capabilities in SIGINT to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Adds Nokia To 5G Military Networking Solution
Continuing to build bridges to the commercial telecommunications sector to advance wireless battlespace connectivity, Lockheed Martin [LMT] has demonstrated Nokia’s military-grade 5G private network base station with its hybrid base […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-Bow Gets Another Navy Award To Help With Energetics And Munitions Modernization
X-Bow Systems last Friday said it is received a $7 million Navy contract to support the service’s energetics center of excellence with modernizing its facilities and processes with new technologies. […]
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PentagonDeputy Defense Secretary Nom Plans ‘To Review The Value’ Of Replicator Initiative
Deputy Defense Secretary nominee Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers he plans “to review the value” of the Pentagon’s ongoing Replicator initiative to get after fielding emerging technologies rapidly at scale. In […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Lacks Performance Goals For Scaling Commercial Technology, GAO Says
A recent shift in plans by the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to accelerate efforts to speed the adoption of commercial technologies for use by warfighters is lacking the […]
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SpacePentagon Says SDA Meeting Minimum Viable Product, But GAO Notes Problems
DoD says that the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has met the “minimum viable product” (MVP) standard for the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 0 Transport Layer […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySea-Based Launch Platform Company Seagate Space Exits Stealth
Seagate Space Corp. announced its formation yesterday with a goal to provide offshore launch platforms to expand access to space. The Florida-based company said it is targeting early 2026 for […]