Advanced / Transformational Technology
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ArmyArmy Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet
The Army announced Friday it has officially accepted the first Black Hawk helicopter outfitted to fly autonomously, with the plans for the aircraft to now undergo a “rigorous testing phase.” […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRocket Lab Nabs $190 Million Contract For HASTE Launches In Support Of Hypersonic Testing
Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Wednesday said it received a $190 million contract, the largest in the company’s history, to provide suborbital launch services for a Defense Department program that is […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) explored the importance of maneuvering satellites, especially those in geosynchronous orbit, in an Apollo Griffin wargame last year, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Samuel […]
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Air ForcePentagon Discussing Second B-21 Production Line, FY 2027 Budget May Give Clues On Space Control And EA-37B Buy
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has said it needs around 145 Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bombers–at least 45 more than now planned, and discussions continue about opening a second […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks To Have Analysis On Numbers, Unit Cost Goals For CCA By Summer Or Fall
The U.S. Air Force is in the midst of determining how many Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) it wants and unit cost goals for the drones, which are to field initially […]
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ArmyAnduril Says New $20 Billion Army Enterprise Deal Is An ‘Ordering Guide’ For Its Commercial Tech
An Anduril Industries official said Monday the company’s new 10-year, $20 billion enterprise agreement with the Army acts as an “ordering guide” for the federal government to buy any of […]
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ArmyAnduril Nabs $20 Billion Army Award For Enterprise-Wide Counter-Drone Solutions
The Army on Friday awarded Anduril Industries a $20 billion contract for hardware and software to meet the service’s “unified, mission-ready” operational and business needs for common counter-drone command-and-control (C2) […]
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ArmyArmy To Expand UAS Marketplace Across DoD Soon, Details CSO For Industry’s Offerings
The Army will roll out its new UAS Marketplace across the service “in the next month or so,” with its acquisition chief confirming plans to then expand access to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Flight Tests Affordable Missile Demonstrator With Ursa Major Engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on Thursday said it recently conducted a first flight test of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD) powered by Ursa Major’s Draper liquid rocket […]
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Business/FinancialHavoc Adds Air, Land Domains To Its Collaborative Autonomy Solutions With Two Acquisitions
Havoc, which has been focused on applying its collaborative autonomy technology to unmanned surface vessels (USVs), on Wednesday said it has acquired two companies that give it an entrée in […]