Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Space21 Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Delivered to Vandenberg, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport […]
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ArmyCol. Rob Kinney, Chief of Fires, XVIII Airborne Corps, Discusses Scarlet Dragon 26.3
Defense Daily’s Cal Biesecker talked with Col. Rob Kinney, chief of fires for Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps on Sept. 16 at Fort Bragg, N.C., during the Scarlet Dragon 26.3 experimentation […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI’s Hivemind Used In Autonomous USV Teaming In U.K. Demo
Shield AI on Monday said its Hivemind artificial intelligence software was used for autonomous teaming between two Kraken Technology Group unmanned surface vessels (USVs) during an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]
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Unmanned SystemsUpcoming High-Energy Laser Counter-Drone Shoot Off Has $200 Million At Stake
Depending on the results of a shootoff later this year of high-energy laser (HEL) systems against different types of small drones, the Defense Department is prepared to award up to […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Seeks Commercial Tech, Private Capital For Counter-UxS In Maritime Environment
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for capabilities and private capital firms for a pilot effort in the area of counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) in the […]
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Missile DefenseBaseline Designs for L3Harris’ Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Satellites Okayed
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for Tranche 3 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future Tracking Layer against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, the company said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySoftware-Defined GPS Receiver Developer Locus Lock In Strategic Funding Round
Locus Lock, a small company that develops and supplies low-cost, software-defined global navigation system receivers for use in contested battlespace, on Thursday announced a strategic funding round to help launch […]
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Unmanned SystemsNavy Tests CCA Mission Planning With MQ-20
This month, the Navy demonstrated how it plans to operate future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) using a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger surrogate aircraft to test their […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Plans Counter-Drone Laser Shoot Off In December
The Defense Department on Wednesday invited vendors with directed energy (DE) solutions to bring their high-energy laser (HEL) systems to a shoot off later this year as part of the […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Vectis To Have ‘Almost F-35 Like Capabilities’
As the U.S. Air Force considers whether Increment 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program will feature more attritable or more advanced drones, or a mix of those, Lockheed […]