Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCENTCOM AI/ML Wish List Points to Future Predictive Goals for Project Maven
U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) fiscal 2024 wish list points to what the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has said is a primary longer term goal of artificial intelligence (AI)–the prediction […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMaven AI/ML Platform Contributing Big Time To Operations, NGA Chief Says
ST. LOUIS—Months after assuming responsibility for a largely classified program that applies artificial intelligence and machine learning (AL/ML) to video and imagery to detect objects for warfighters, the technology behind […]
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Air ForceDoD to Have Tighter Control Over NGAD Than Pentagon Has Had with F-35, Kendall Says
The Pentagon will have a higher degree of control over the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program than DoD has had with the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, Air Force […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Seeks Companies’ Input on Alternative Bus for EWS
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking for companies able to provide an alternative bus and integration support for the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems (EWS), which are to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Makes Awards Under DRIFT Program For Space-Based Radar Collection, Algorithm Development
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts aimed at flying synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques and enable the […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Working Toward Fully Immersive Digital Twin To Aid Training, Operations
ST. LOUIS—A unit within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has begun an effort to develop an immersive environment that will start with integrating its various databases to create a digital […]
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Air ForceNGAD EMD Contract Award Expected Next Year, USAF Says
The U.S. Air Force said on May 18 that it has released a classified solicitation in expectation of an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) award for the Next Generation Air […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Likely to Get Back on Schedule for EPAWSS B-Kits By Fall, USAF Says
While COVID-19 affected the supply chain for BAE Systems‘ B-Kits for the company’s Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS), the U.S. Air Force said that it expects deliveries […]
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Air ForceTHOR Defeats Swarm of Drones in AFRL Test Last Month, Lab Says
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory said that its directed energy directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., used the high-power microwave Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) system to shoot down drones […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Wants More Precise Sensors For Extreme Heat Environments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking proposals for the development of high-end sensors that can operate with more precision than current technology in extreme heat environments such […]