Pentagon
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoute Planning for Ukrainian Drones Key to Avoiding Russian Jamming
Nearly two and a half years after Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are vying to see whose “observe, orient, decide and act” cycle–the late […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Army TITAN and MSS to Complement Each Other
The U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN), the service’s new intelligence ground station, and the Maven Smart System (MSS) “absolutely complement each other,” Shyam Sankar, the chief technology […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWill Novel Solid Rocket Propellant Mixing Technology Make the DoD Cut?
On Sept 18 last year, Rep Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) posted on X that he and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, had recently […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGaramendi Highlights Upcoming July 24 Hearing on Nuclear Weapon Cost Overruns
Overturning the nuclear triad concept and reducing funding significantly for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber and Sentinel next-generation ICBM […]
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BudgetHouse Defense Appropriators Again Generous With Funding Recommendation For DIU
The House panel with responsibility for funding the Pentagon on Tuesday released its proposed defense budget, providing more than $1.3 billion to the Defense Department’s unit charged with helping to […]
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Air ForceDefense Innovation Unit/USAF Pick Four Companies for Weapon Prototypes
While companies like RTX [RTX], Lockheed Martin [LMT], General Dynamics [GD] and Boeing [BA] remain top DoD weapon heavyweights, the Pentagon is taking a step to move beyond the traditional […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Announces New Approach To Own, Leverage, And Scale Data And Analytics
The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) on Thursday said it is launching a new effort that encompasses the acquisition of the infrastructure and data it will […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Adds Three More UAS To Approved Commercial List
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday said it has added three additional unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from Anduril Industries, Freefly Systems, and Skydio to its list of approved commercially-developed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCDAO Awards Palantir Production Contract For Maven Smart System, Marking Build Out Of CJADC2
Marking a major expansion in the Defense Department’s premier effort to create greater battlespace awareness in near-real-time for its theater commands and key staff, the Chief Digital and Artificial Office […]
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Air ForceDoD Investigating Crash of F-35B in New Mexico
DoD is investigating the cause of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B crash on May 28, just after the plane took off from Albuquerque International Sunport, N.M. The Defense Contract Management […]
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