Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceNRO Looks to Commercial Practices for Increased Satellite Production, But Analysts Question Estimated Ramp Up
Aerospace industry analysts are wondering how the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will be able to achieve a quadrupling in the production of agency satellites in the next decade and whether […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force “Project Apollo” to Help Unveil Adversary Cloaking in Space
The new “Project Apollo” by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is to embark upon three-month innovation cycles to tackle major space domain awareness problems, among them the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic, A New Navy Maritime Autonomy Company, Is Market Ready
Saronic, a startup developing autonomous unmanned surface vessels, on Tuesday had its public coming out, disclosing a $55 million seed funding round and saying it is ready with products for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Launches Autonomy Product For Multiple V-BAT UAS
Having recently completed successful testing and demonstrations of its artificial intelligence piloting software for drone swarms, Shield AI has launched a new product that allows the company’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft […]
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PentagonDoD Awards X-Bow $64 Million To Strengthen Industrial Base For Large Solid Rocket Motors
The Defense Department has awarded X-Bow Systems a $64 million contract to position the startup as a second supplier of large-diameter solid rocket motors (SRMs) for two Army and Navy […]
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ArmyGD To Unveil New StrykerQB Robotic Controller Vehicle Demonstrator
General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] next week will unveil its new StrykerQB technology demonstrator, a hybrid-electric platform designed as a robotic controller vehicle. Scott Taylor, the company’s director of U.S. […]
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Business/FinancialAutonomy Firm Vayu Robotics Emerges From Stealth With Lockheed Martin Investment
Vayu Robotics, a small startup developing artificial intelligence-enabled autonomy solutions for unmanned systems, on Tuesday emerged from stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, with participation […]
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SpaceDoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027
The Pentagon wants to have an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system up and running by 2027 to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, orbit, or […]
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SpaceNRO Formally Ends Contract with Terran Orbital for Commercial Radar
Last month, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formally ended a commercial radar contract the agency had with PredaSAR, now Terran Orbital [LLAP], the NRO said on Oct. 2. “PredaSAR did […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lab Awards X-Bow $18 Million To Reduce Cost And Schedule For Solid Propellants
X-Bow Systems last week received a $17.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to mature and optimize the company’s additive manufacturing technology for solid rocket motor propellants […]
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