Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing’s Defense Segment Leveraging Palantir’s Analytics To Improve Operations, Programs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Boeing’s [BA] $25 billion defense and space business has signed up Palantir Technologies [PLTR] to provide its Foundry data analytics software that will provide artificial intelligence tools to […]
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Navy/USMCShield AI Flies Hivemind Autonomy Pilot Software On Airbus, Kratos Target Drones
Shield AI has now flown its Hivemind autonomy pilot software on 11 aircraft, adding target drones built by Airbus and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] to the mix of […]
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Air ForceAnduril Plans First Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight In Semi-Autonomous Mode
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—First flight of Anduril Industries’ entry into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program is “within spitting distance” of happening and will be semi-autonomous from taxi, to […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Talks Alignment with Outline for Golden Dome
U.S. Space Force systems may account for two-thirds of DoD spending on an extensive Golden Dome missile defense architecture, according to an American Enterprise Institute report this month, as DoD […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Selling Microchips, Related Services To Other Defense Companies
Northrop Grumman [NOC] last year began selling products and services from its legacy semiconductor facilities to the rest of the U.S. defense industrial base to expand access to microelectronics used […]
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SpaceAnduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP) and long-wave […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlackSky Nabs Second Luno A Order From NGA For Change Detection Analytics
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] on Tuesday said it received its second task order from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for Earth monitoring services as part of the Luno A contract. The […]
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Business/FinancialUkraine Drone Autonomy Firm Swarmer Raises $15 Million From U.S. Investors
A small Ukrainian-based firm developing and providing autonomy software for combat drones has received $15 million in a funding round led by U.S. investors that will help Swarmer add talent, […]
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Business/FinancialDigital Manufacturer Divergent Technologies Raises $290 Million In Funding Round
Divergent Technologies, which provides the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries with an end-to-end digital manufacturing platform, has raised $290 million in a new funding round to scale manufacturing capacity and […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Industrial Base Program Partners With Nikon On Large Format 3D Printing System
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc. on Monday said it has received funding from the Navy Maritime Industrial Base program to add its first ultra-large format laser-powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing […]