Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceSpace Force’s Space Test Program S30 Mission Launched From Wallops Island
A Rocket Lab [RKLB] Electron rocket carrying the Pentagon’s Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission lifted off from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va., on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNiantic Spatial, Vantor Offering Air And Ground Navigation Solution In GPS-Denied Areas
Niantic Spatial and Vantor, two geospatial intelligence companies with visual positioning technologies designed to enable autonomous and manned operations in GPS-denied areas, have partnered to offer a unified solution for […]
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Unmanned SystemsAFRL Seeking Innovations For C-sUAS “Kill Chain And Point Defense”
Over the next five years, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) site in Rome, N.Y., may award $499 million in counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) research contracts under the Multi-Domain […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Selects Teams To Help INDOPACOM With AI Solutions To Track “Blue Objects”
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday said it selected 10 teams to provide prototype solutions to meet the challenges of tracking and coordinating activities of friendly forces in support […]
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Unmanned SystemsVatn Systems Raises $60 Million To Scale Undersea Vessel Development And Manufacturing
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developer and manufacturer Vatn Systems on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million in a funding round the Rhode Island-based startup will use to expand its […]
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ArmyDoD CTO: Army’s Goal For 90 Percent Commercial Solutions Is Possible, Wants More New Entrants
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the Army’s push to buy 90 percent commercial solutions is likely a long-term but achievable goal. Emil Michael, under secretary of defense for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAnduril, GKN Team On British Army Autonomous UAS Project
Anduril Industries and Britain’s GKN Aerospace on Tuesday signed an exclusive teaming agreement to pursue a United Kingdom project to develop an unmanned collaborative combat platform that would team with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAcquisition Data Insights Firm Pryzm Expanding With $12 Million Seed Round
Pryzm, a small software firm developing products to help contractors capture business with the federal government and help government customers better track and manage their programs, spending and vendors, has […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Eyes First Flight Of Project Talon Next Year
Northrop Grumman [NOC] used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Conducts Static Test Of New SRM In Promontory
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a static test of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah, under the company’s Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) […]