Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceACC Commander Says He Expects NGAD Choice This Year
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth “Cruiser” Wilsbach, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC), said on July 10 that he still expects the service to make a Next Generation Air […]
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ArmyArmy, Navy Recently Conducted ‘Milestone’ Hypersonic Missile Test In Pacific
The Army and Navy recently completed a hypersonic missile flight test in the Pacific, the Pentagon said on June 28. After several tests were canceled last year, the Pentagon described […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Seeks Commercial Networking Solutions To Enable Swarms Of Unmanned Systems
The Defense Department’s commercially-focused innovation arm on Monday released a solicitation seeking networking solutions to enable fleets of multi-domain unmanned vehicles (UxVs) to operate together and with crewed systems in […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Nabs $534 Million For Hypersonic Development And Testing
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $534 million contract modification on June 27 for testing as well as systems engineering and development for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Expanding Effort To Autonomously Inspect Aircraft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing [BA] is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of military aircraft exteriors and […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command ‘Eager’ for Space-Based GMTI
Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, said on June 24 that he does not yet know when the command is to receive the initial fielding of space-based […]
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ArmyArmy Plans To Field More Than 1,000 Switchblade 600 Attack Drones For Replicator
The Army plans to buy and field more than a thousand Switchblade 600 loitering munitions over the next year for the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, a senior service official has said. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Collaborating With GlobalFoundries On Chip Development
Britain’s BAE Systems and U.S. semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries [GFS] on Thursday said they have agreed to collaborate on research and development in advanced chip technologies to strengthen the supply chain […]
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Air ForceHigher Prices for 19 B-21s to Follow 21 in Five Lot LRIP Could Help Northrop Grumman Stave Off Losses on Program
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are negotiating prices for 19 B-21 Raider stealth bombers to follow the 21 scheduled for five lots of low-rate initial production (LRIP), […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Plans Dozens Of Solicitations In Coming Months To Spend FY ’24 funds
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday announced the strategic allocation for its $983 million fiscal year 2024 budget and said it plans to issue around two dozen solicitations in […]
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