Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceSpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually
SpaceX wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve 25 annual launches of the company-touted reusable Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters from SpaceX’s Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. That […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Creates Subsidiary Focused On Secure AI Solutions For Defense, Commercial Sectors
Building on investments made in generative artificial intelligence to strengthen its own operations, Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday launched a new business aimed at helping other companies in the defense […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy, Navy Complete Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
The Army and Navy have completed a successful end-to-end flight test of their jointly-developed common hypersonic glide body, deemed a key step toward fielding of hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon on […]
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CongressWittman: Pentagon ‘Must Become a Software-Centric Organization’
The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU’s Kumar: Flexible Funding Should Be ‘Proliferated’ Across DoD To Support Rapid Innovation
A lead official from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit said Thursday that flexible funding authorities her office has “should be proliferated” across the department to support the rapid fielding of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyeVTOL Aircraft Developer Archer Aviation Partners With Anduril On Hybrid Version For Defense
Archer Aviation [ACHR] and Anduril Industries on Thursday said they are in an exclusive partnership to jointly develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft for defense applications with the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production
The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the award of at least $10 million each to five small businesses to transition their technologies into production for different Defense Department customers. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Solicits For Speedy, Autonomous Counter-Drone Command And Control Capability
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week asked for solutions that would significantly reduce the time it takes warfighters at the tactical edge to detect and defeat threats multiple unmanned […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCDAO Creates Rapid Capabilities Cell To Speed DoD Adoption Of Leading AI Capabilities
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Wednesday stood up a new unit charged with accelerating the adoption of advanced generative AI technologies in use cases […]
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Air ForceManned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
Given SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s recent statement that manned fighters are “obsolete in the age of drones” and his role as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, one of […]