Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceDIU Rolling the DICE to Align DoD Innovation Arms
While the Defense Innovation Unit Community of Entities (DICE) is a bureaucratic-sounding term of word salad–a simple DICE synonym would be “group”–a key DICE effort is aimed at the opposite […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic Introduces Corsair, An ASV With Range And Speed To Keep Pace With Surface Fleet
Autonomous surface vessel developer and manufacturer Saronic on Wednesday unveiled its latest, and largest new craft, Corsair, which it said gives the Navy and allied partners capabilities not found in […]
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Business/FinancialDoD, SBA License First Funds For Program To Invest Billions In Firms Working On Critical Tech
The Pentagon and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said Tuesday they have licensed a group of 13 investment funds for a project to leverage private capital to help drive […]
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Space
Tactical Nodes, No Ground Terminal, for Umbra Contract with SDA
While Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli has stressed the need to improve the ground systems segment of the U.S. Space Force’s architecture, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInvestments In AI, Autonomy Position Lockheed Martin Well For Next CCA Round, Taiclet Says
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] investments in artificial intelligence, autonomy, 5G connectivity, and manned and unmanned teaming put the company in a competitive position for the next increment of the Air Force’s […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Virtualitics $46 Million To Bring AI To Weapons Maintenance
Virtualitics, a small company providing artificial intelligence readiness applications, has received a $46 million contract from the Air Force to deliver a maintenance solution in support of multiple weapon systems. […]
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Air ForceLeonardo’s BriteStorm May Be Future CCA Payload
The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program may be a fit for a five and a half pound BriteStorm stand-in jammer that Leonardo said that it is developing to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Seeks AI-Based Business Intelligence Platform For Budget Planning And Execution
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday issued a solicitation seeking commercial solutions that can quickly collect budget and contract data from across an enterprise to enhance program management and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHoneywell, Merlin Partner On Autonomous Flight Technology
Honeywell [HON], a supplier of avionics systems, and Merlin, a small company developing software for autonomous military aviation, have partnered to bring more autonomy to military and commercial aircraft. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Chief Makes Case for ‘Easy, Intuitive’ Systems Needing Fewer Industry Field Service Representatives
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on Wednesday made the case for fielding “easy, intuitive” systems that require significantly less support from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) representatives in […]