Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCongressional Appropriators Bet Big On DIU In FY ’24 Appropriations Bill
In a show of generosity, congressional appropriators on Thursday released a spending bill that would fund the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at nearly $1 billion in fiscal year 2024, […]
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Intelligence CommunityMaven Speeding Ability To Comb Through Imagery, NGA’s Whitworth Says
Analysts have sorted through 40 percent more sensor imagery in the past year than previously due to assistance from computer vision technology that is helping to find potential targets, the […]
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SpaceBoeing Targets Production Capacity of 60 Small Satellites at Dedicated Plant in El Segundo
By the end of next year, Boeing‘s [BA] small satellite plant in El Segundo, Calif., may reach an annual production capacity of 60 satellites. In 2018, Boeing bought Millennium Space […]
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ArmyArmy Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says
The Army will be “the biggest participant” for the first round of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025 “in terms of quantity,” […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKratos’ Chief Suggests DoD Experiment With $5 Billion Annually To Buy Innovative Technologies Off-The-Shelf
The Defense Department should spend $5 billion annually over a three-year period to buy production-ready systems that almost, but do not quite currently, meet requirements to help innovative technology companies […]
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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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