Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceAccelerate HACM Production Ramp, HASC Advises USAF
The U.S. Air Force plan to field a limited number of RTX [RTX] Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) by 2028 has led to a stated concern by the House Armed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic, Vigor Marine Partner Around Support For Autonomous Vessels At Scale
Startup autonomous surface vessel developer Saronic Technologies and legacy industrial ship repair and small vessel builder Vigor Marine Group have partnered to leverage their respective capabilities to increase support for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD AI Office Awards Frontier AI Contracts For Workflow Needs
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has awarded contracts to Anthropic, Alphabet’s [GOOG] Google, OpenAI, and Elon Musk’s xAI to help the department leverage autonomous models […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Invests In Cybersecurity Firm Focused On Machine Identity
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Thursday said its venture capital unit has made a strategic investment in Corsha Inc., which provides secure machine-to-machine communication to protect operational technology. The value […]
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SpaceUSSF MILNET Block II to Link With SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) MILNET Block I has around 200 satellites, including SpaceX Starshields, for communications and future space-based ground moving target indication. Now, the U.S. Space Force is […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Taps Bell To Build X-Plane Demonstrator, Aims For Flight Testing In 2028
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell [TXT] to build a X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots, with the office […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Wants Low-Cost UUVs For Kinetic, ISR Effects
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new solicitation seeking low-cost unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) solutions for separate problem sets, one-way attack and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Spending On Startups Doubles But Remains Scant Overall, SVDG Report Says
Spending by the Defense Department in 2024 on the top 100 startups with dual-use and defense technology more than doubled versus 2023 but remains less than 1 percent of the […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Gives Nod to Boeing Over Northrop Grumman for Evolved Strategic SATCOM
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s [BA] confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman [NOC] for a $2.8 billion contract to […]
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ArmyMingus: Army To Lead New Joint Interagency Task Force On Drones, C-UAS
The Army is working to stand up a new joint interagency task force focused on drones and counter-UAS capabilities, the service’s vice chief said on Wednesday. Gen. James Mingus, the […]