Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceSpace and Airborne Mix Likely Required for Future Joint STARS Replacement
A mix of space and airborne assets is likely required for a future ground moving target indication (GMTI) replacement for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Budgets About $130 Million in Fiscal 2025 for Flexible SATCOM
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2025 budget includes nearly $130 million for an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, […]
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Air ForceFixed Price Contracts Increasingly Part of NRO Buys, Official Says
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is increasingly using fixed price contracts, even as the agency uses a range of buy options, NRO principal deputy director Troy Meink said on March […]
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Air ForceTournear: Link 16 From Space Working After Software Modifications
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said that it has ironed out wrinkles in Link 16 delivery from space to military forces over existing radios. Last November, SDA […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDHS Plans AI Pilot Projects In Three Mission Areas
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday released its first roadmap for artificial intelligence to include three pilot projects this year to examine mission benefits for Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), […]
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ArmyArmy Plans To Resume Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Testing This Summer
The Army is looking to resume testing of its Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) by this summer, officials have said, which follows a series of canceled tests last year that […]
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Air ForceUSAF Officials: Congressional Funding Impasse Delaying CCA CONOPS Development
The fiscal 2024 congressional funding impasse has delayed development of a concept of operations (CONOPS) for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones, Air Force officials said. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Plans To Spend $1 Billion On Replicator Over Next Two Years
The Pentagon plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years on its Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025, a senior official said […]
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Air ForceUSAF Boosts NGAD/CCA Request by $980 Million in Fiscal 2025
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2025 budget boosts funding for Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) by $980 million over last year’s request. For fiscal 2025, the service budgets $2.7 billion […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Gets Navy Contract To Integrate AI Pilot On Aerial Target
Shield AI on Tuesday said it has received a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to integrate its artificial intelligence aircraft pilot software onto the Kratos Defense [KTOS] BQM-177A high-speed […]
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