Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceAir Dominance Combined Test Force Succeeds F-22 CTF at Edwards AFB
The U.S Air Force has established the Air Dominance Combined Test Force (CTF) under the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif. “The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force has formally […]
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SpaceSpace Command Deputy Outlines AI Needs
Artificial intelligence will have at least several uses for the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command in the future, particularly around domain awareness, autonomy, and command and control, USSPACECOM […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Receives $625 Million Contract for Force Element Terminals for B-52s
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s nuclear command, control and communications integration directorate at Hanscom AFB, Mass., has awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $625 million contract for Force Element […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Vanguards Cut in House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Bill
The House Appropriations Committee cuts the Department of the Air Force’s nearly $256 million research and development request for Vanguard programs by almost $87 million, as the committee says that […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Takes Minority Stake In Additive Manufacturer Sintavia
Following up on a partnership announced last December between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sintavia, the two companies said on Wednesday that Lockheed Martin has made an investment in the additive […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing, Private Equity Platform Invests In Machine Learning Firm JuliaHub
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said HorizonX, the venture capital investment platform it partners with Boeing [BA] on, has made a $13 million investment in […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Prototype LN-351 GPS M-Code Receiver Flight Tested Last Month
Last month, Northrop Grumman [NOC] flight tested a prototype of the company’s LN-351 modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) military code (M-code) capable receiver, Northrop Grumman said on June 27th. The […]
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Business/FinancialTech, VC Firms Urge DoD Adopt Commercial Technologies
Commercial technologies are ready for the Defense Department to use but the Pentagon could more quickly take advantage of these products and capabilities by implementing recent recommendations of a bipartisan […]
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Air ForceUSAF to Certify New Material for Polarization Appliques to Allow KC-46 Operation in Chem-Bio Environments
Gear that will allow boom operators on the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker to continue their work in chemical and biological agent environments is a requirement that the U.S. Air […]
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SpaceNROL-68 Satellite Aloft, As ULA Delta IV Winds Down
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45, Space Systems Command (SSC), and United Launch Alliance (ULA), launched the NRO’s NROL-68 satellite on June 22nd from […]