Advanced / Transformational Technology
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ArmyArmy Aims To Begin Fielding First Autonomous Logistics Trucks In FY ‘27
The Army is aiming to begin fielding its first autonomous heavy logistics trucks in fiscal year 2027, pending budget plans, officials detailed this week. Kyle Bruner, the Army’s project manager […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyL3Harris, Shield Team On Integrating EW Management System With AI Pilot
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and Shield AI are collaborating on a demonstration of an electronic warfare battle management system integrated into unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) piloted by artificial intelligence for operations […]
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Air ForceUSAF Force Structure to Achieve Air Superiority ‘In Multiple Ways’
The Department of the Air Force’s future force structure will not be one that relies wholly on standoff and will achieve air superiority “in multiple ways,” a service official said […]
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Missile DefenseRTX’s Losing Counter-Hypersonic Bid Used Blast Fragmentation But Partner Japan Wanted Hit-To Kill, Protest Proceeds
A decision in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this month noted RTX’s [RTX] bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) counter-hypersonic program used a blast-fragmentation method, but partner Japan […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRTX Completes Flight Testing Of AI-Powered Radar Warning Receiver As Customers Line Up
Raytheon has successfully completed flight testing of the artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technology integrated into the company’s ALR-69R radar warning receiver (RWR) to automatically sense, identify, and prioritize […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCastelion Chalks Up Another Flight Test Of Hypersonic Missile Prototype
Castelion Corp. last week said it successfully completed another flight test of a prototype hypersonic missile the startup is developing to provide the Defense Department with affordable long-range strike weapons […]
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SpaceSpace Radar Sensor Startup Kapta Emerges From Stealth With Goal To Lower Costs, Provide Target Tracks
Kapta Space, a startup developing advanced radar sensing technology for space platforms, last Friday announced a $5 million seed round as it emerged from stealth with an aim accelerate a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRAND Study Discusses Cellular Networks As an Aid in Locating/Jamming Mobile SAMs
Locating and jamming Russian and Chinese mobile surface-to-air missile radars in a defense of the Baltic states and Taiwan could become easier with allied use of 4G and 5G cellular […]
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Missile DefenseKratos Confirms Hypersonic Test Bed Uses Erinyes Vehicle
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] confirmed tests of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) hypersonic test bed have used its Erinyes vehicle. On Jan. 13 MDA conducted its second flight […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic Raises $600 Million With Sights On Building Modern Shipyard For Big Autonomous Vessels
Autonomous surface vessel developer and manufacturer Saronic has closed a $600 million funding round for a downpayment on a new waterside shipyard the company has conceived around advanced manufacturing methods […]
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