Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Business/FinancialLockheed Will Leverage NGAD Investment For F-35+ To Approach 6th Gen Aircraft At Half Cost
Despite losing out on a potential new franchise aircraft program, Lockheed Martin [LMT] will leverage its investments in the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform for upgrades of its […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElectra Raises $115 Million To Move Ultra Short Aircraft Closer To Production
Electra.aero on Monday said it has raised $115 million in Series B funding to enter the pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 ultra short aircraft it is developing for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous Technology Company Scout AI Exits Stealth With $15 Million Seed Round
Scout AI, a year-old startup developing an autonomous platform for defense robotics, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $15 million seed round led by Align Ventures and Booz […]
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Business/FinancialAUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing
Joining other defense technology startups that are leveraging Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] software manufacturing platform, Vatn Systems on Wednesday said they have partnered with the company to help as it transitions […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRocket Lab Added To Air Force, U.K. Contracts For Hypersonic Test Launch Support
Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Monday said its HASTE suborbital testbed vehicle has been added to two multi-billion dollar Air Force and United Kingdom contracts to provide hypersonic test launches and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEpirus Reveals High-Power Microwave Disables Boat Motors, Used In Navy Test
Epirus recently unveiled the name and test results of its new prototype high-energy high-power microwave (HPM) system that can disable various unmanned vehicle engines, the Leonidas H2O. The company on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNATO Acquires Maven For Military Planning And Operations Office
NATO on Monday said has acquired the Maven Smart System (MSS) from Palantir Technologies [PLTR] for use by the alliance’s office that conducts military planning and operations. The value of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy, With Plans For Autonomous Oceangoing Navy Ships, Raises $14 Million
A Boston-based startup with plans to design and build autonomous unmanned ships that can operate in the open ocean with the Navy’s fleet emerged from stealth last Friday with a […]
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Navy/USMCCounter-C5ISR and Long Range Fires Top of Paparo’s List to Deter China
To deter China, long-range fires and counter command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) are top priorities for U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMaven Adoption Quadruples In Past Year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Use of the Defense Department’s marquee artificial intelligence platform for finding targets of interest has quadrupled in the past year to about 20,000 users, the head of the […]