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CyberHegseth Signs Memo Directing DoD ‘Maximize’ Use Of Tools To Rapidly Deliver Software
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to “maximize” the use of existing rapid acquisition authorities to speed up the delivery of software capabilities, according to a new memo. […]
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Missile DefenseCollins: Missile Defense ‘Magazine Depth Is Going to Be Crucial’
AURORA, Colo.–Iran’s missile and drone attacks against Israel last year and what DoD officials have often stated is a significant Chinese threat have led to Pentagon missile defense officials urging […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Launches Prototype USV Designed For Zero Sailors
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program launched the first prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed with no crew accommodations, USX-1 […]
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Air ForceRunway Size, Long-Range Fuel Delivery, and Signature Considered by USAF in NGAS AoA
AURORA, Colo.–As the U.S. Air Force finishes an Analysis of Alternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS)–a possibly stealthy tanker to replace the Boeing [BA] KC-135, the service […]
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ArmyArmy Approves Collins Aerospace’s MAPS Gen II For Full-Rate Production
The Army has approved moving the newest version of the Mounted Assured Positioning Navigation Timing System (MAPS) capability, built by Collins Aerospace [RTX], into full-rate production. The update coincides with […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.K. Administered Fund For Ukraine Contracts With Anduril For Loitering Munitions
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on said an international fund it manages to provide military equipment to Ukraine will acquire nearly $39 million in loitering munitions from Anduril Industries. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySmall Startup With Natural Language Processing Tool Launches AI-Powered Public Sector Offering
Danti, a two-year-old venture backed firm specializing in natural language processing, on Thursday announced a public sector offering based on an artificial intelligence-powered knowledge engine to allow users to sift […]
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SpaceNTS-3 May Launch This Year on Vulcan Centaur
AURORA, Colo.–More than two years after the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) had planned to launch the L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3), it may get into orbit this […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyThunderforge Award Goes To Scale AI, Bringing Artificial Intelligence To Military Planning
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Scale AI a contract to deliver generative artificial intelligence tools to assist the U.S. military with data driven, custom operational and theater-level planning, […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Expects GPS OCX Fielding Decision This Year
AURORA, Colo.–The U.S. Space Force expects Ready to Transition to Operations (RTO) and fielding decisions this year on RTX‘s [RTX] Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX). “What […]
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