Advanced / Transformational Technology
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ArmyArmy Taps BlueHalo For ISV-Mounted 20KW Laser Prototyping Effort
The Army has awarded BlueHalo a potential $75.9 million deal to provide a laser system for its program to integrate a 20-kilowatt laser capability on Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV), the […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces IVEWS Testing on Path to Fielding
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Apr. 11 that its AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters has completed Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator […]
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ArmyBAE Systems Planning To Design Hybrid-Electric AMPV
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — After providing two hybrid-electric Bradley vehicles for Army testing, BAE Systems has said it’s now planning to design a similar system for its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). […]
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SpaceUpdate to Life Cycle Sustainment Plan Needed for Department of Air Force Satellite Control Network, GAO Says
The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Multiple Awards Under $400 Million Contract for Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research Program
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is making awards to multiple companies under a $400 million contract for the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program. “The primary objective of […]
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Air ForceUSAF Decision May Come This Summer on Gapfiller Tanker Between KC-46 and NGAS
The U.S. Air Force may decide this summer on a buy of up to 75 tankers to fill the gap between the planned fielding of the 179th Boeing [BA] KC-46A […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Space Force Plans to Field Hypersonic Tracking Sensors in 2020s
The U.S. Space Force intends to field “birth to death” tracking of hypersonic missiles for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by 2030, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson […]
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PentagonApple VP Doug Beck Named New DIU Director, Will Report Direct To SecDef
Apple [AAPL] vice president Doug Beck has been named the next director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, the department said Tuesday. Along with Beck’s appointment, the department noted the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Readies To Scale Use Of Unmanned Systems, Expanding To Fourth Fleet In July
The Navy is readying to scale its use of unmanned systems to the fleet level, with senior leaders announcing plans Tuesday to begin with expanding the effort to the Fourth […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems Announces Receiving $491 Million for Block 4 EW Suite for F-35
BAE Systems said on Apr. 3 that it has received $491 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for Block 4 F-35s in Lot 17. On […]