Advanced / Transformational Technology
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ArmyArmy, Navy Scrapped Hypersonic Missile Test Planned For March 5 At Cape Canaveral
The Army and Navy canceled a hypersonic missile test planned for March 5 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida following an issue flagged during pre-flight checks, lead program […]
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Air ForceCollaborative Combat Aircraft Concept Relies on Reuse
The U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) concept relies on reuse, not an acceptable attrition rate, a top service official said this week. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing, Shield AI Explore Bringing AI-Enabled Autonomy To Military Aircraft
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shield AI to explore leveraging the latter company’s capabilities in artificial intelligence and autonomy for autonomously piloting […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Conducts Satellite Anti-Jamming Demonstration
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on March 8 that it demonstrated ground-based anti-jamming satellite communications via a Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) connection between a Protected Tactical Enterprise […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Researchers Outline Limits And Costs Of Hypersonic Missiles
SAN DIEGO– Two Navy researchers last month outlined some major limitations on adding and using hypersonic weapons., focused on physics limitations combined with expense. “So there is an advantage to […]
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Air ForceUSAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts, Including Plan for 1,000 CCAs
The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Ends KC-Y, Considers AoA on Next-Generation Air-Refueling System
The U.S. Air Force has decided to end the KC-Y program for buying 150 commercial tankers as a bridge to a future Next-Generation Air-Refueling System (NGAS) tanker–the formerly known KC-Z–and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon Technologies Invests In Hyper-Resolution Radar Company
Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS), a small company developing hyper-resolution radar technology for autonomous vehicles and other applications, said on Thursday it has received a strategic investment from Raytheon Technologies [RTX] […]
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Air ForceSignificant Increase in Kratos’ Annual Drone Production Possible, if Called to Meet Surge Demands
While Kratos [KTOS] annually builds 150 drones, including its Valkyrie XQ-58A, the company could double or triple such production now with existing plants to meet possible surge demands, a company […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Electric Motor Company H3X
H3X Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of electric motors for aircraft, on Tuesday said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture arm to help it accelerate development […]
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