Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on […]
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CongressWittman: Pentagon ‘Must Become a Software-Centric Organization’
The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU’s Kumar: Flexible Funding Should Be ‘Proliferated’ Across DoD To Support Rapid Innovation
A lead official from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit said Thursday that flexible funding authorities her office has “should be proliferated” across the department to support the rapid fielding of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyeVTOL Aircraft Developer Archer Aviation Partners With Anduril On Hybrid Version For Defense
Archer Aviation [ACHR] and Anduril Industries on Thursday said they are in an exclusive partnership to jointly develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft for defense applications with the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production
The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the award of at least $10 million each to five small businesses to transition their technologies into production for different Defense Department customers. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Solicits For Speedy, Autonomous Counter-Drone Command And Control Capability
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week asked for solutions that would significantly reduce the time it takes warfighters at the tactical edge to detect and defeat threats multiple unmanned […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCDAO Creates Rapid Capabilities Cell To Speed DoD Adoption Of Leading AI Capabilities
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Wednesday stood up a new unit charged with accelerating the adoption of advanced generative AI technologies in use cases […]
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Air ForceManned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
Given SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s recent statement that manned fighters are “obsolete in the age of drones” and his role as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, one of […]
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SpaceAcceleration of Commercial Space for National Security Likely Under Trump
The incoming administration of President-elect Trump is likely to propose a ramping up of commercial space to serve national security needs, according to a new paper from the National Security […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAnduril Offers Software Development Kit For Lattice Networking Platform To Boost Interoperability
To ensure interoperability with its edge mesh networking platform, Anduril Industries has released a software development kit (SDK) that partners can use to build applications to run on the company’s […]
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