Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Business/FinancialPalladyne AI Acquires Unmanned Systems, Manufacturing Companies To Form New Defense Unit
Palladyne AI [PDYN] on Monday said it is creating a new defense business that includes three new acquisitions and the defense variant of its autonomous pilot technology. The acquisitions include […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAnduril, UAE’s EDGE Group Form Joint Venture; Initial Focus On Omen Autonomous Air Vehicle
Anduril Industries and United Arab Emirates-based EDGE Group on Thursday announced a new joint venture focused on autonomous systems for defense and civil applications with the product being the co-developed […]
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Business/FinancialForterra Raises $238 Million To Bolster C3, Production Efforts
Autonomous technology startup Forterra has raised $238 million in a new funding round to be put toward command, control and communications systems, and increasing production capacity, the company said on […]
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SpaceU.S. Allies to Gain Access To Military GPS User Equipment
U.S. allies are to have access to the market for Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by U.S. Space Force Space Systems […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects 11 Companies For Next State Of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency last week said it has selected 11 companies to proceed to Stage B of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), which examining the possibility of […]
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Unmanned SystemsGE Aerospace’s F110-GE-129 Engine To Power Shield AI X-BAT
GE Aerospace‘s [GE] F110-GE-129 engine with the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) is to power Shield AI‘s future X-BAT drone fighter jet, according to a Memorandum of Understanding between the […]
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Unmanned SystemsCX2 Introduces FPV-Mounted Seeker That Hunts Enemy Drone Operators
CX2, a startup focused on spectrum dominance, has introduced a radio frequency-based seeker for a small first person view (FPV) drone to allow military forces to pinpoint and attack enemy […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Awards Obviant Contract To Provide Defense Acquisition Data
Obviant on Tuesday said it has received a potential $99 million other transaction agreement from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to provide the organization’s commercial team with a software platform […]
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Air ForceElectronic Warfare and Air-to-Ground Missions Focus of GA-ASI Gambit 6 Design
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Tuesday that it is developing the Gambit 6–the company’s latest version of the Gambit series drones–for electronic warfare and air-to-ground operations. The […]
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Air ForceYFQ-44A Has First Flight, Anduril Planning for Weapons Shot Next Year
Anduril Industries‘ YFQ-44A Fury prototype drone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program had its debut flight Oct. 31 at a California test site, according to the […]