Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Eyes First Flight Of Project Talon Next Year
Northrop Grumman [NOC] used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Conducts Static Test Of New SRM In Promontory
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a static test of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah, under the company’s Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) […]
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Business/FinancialStalker XE Block 25 And Alta X 2.0 Drones Part Of Skunk Works Test Of Artificial Intelligence Re-Planning
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works division said on Thursday that it used artificial intelligence to demonstrate how one drone facing fuel problems could return to base while another unmanned aerial […]
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PentagonPentagon To Spend $1 Billion On Rapidly Delivering Over 300,000 Small Drones By 2028
The Pentagon has detailed plans to spend just over $1 billion in the next two years to rapidly deliver more than 300,000 small one-way attack drones. A new Request for […]
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SpaceNRO Extends Work For HawkEye 360, Capella, ICEYE And Umbra
Herndon, Va.’s HawkEye 360 said on Wednesday that it has received a follow-on 23 months of National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) funding for work with the agency’s Commercial Systems Program Office […]
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SpaceSpace GMTI Evolution Of U.S. Satellite Proliferation, NRO Official Says
The number of U.S. satellites in a proliferated, low Earth orbit, ground moving target indication (GMTI) constellation will hinge on revisit rates required to view targets of interest, a National […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Brings Its Autonomy Solution To Space Domain In Partnership With Sedaro
Shield AI is taking its Hivemind autonomy pilot software stack to a new domain, space, through a partnership the company announced on Wednesday with Sedaro Corp., whose platform simulates spacecraft […]
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InternationalUkrainian Official: Brigades Have Received 130,000 Drones From New Acquisition Approach Since July
Since July, nearly 200 Ukrainian brigades have received 130,000 drones in 10 days or less after the units bought them securely online, a Ukrainian official said last week. Those drones […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyApplied Intuition, SNC Partner On Autonomy For Mobile Air Defense Systems
Vehicle autonomy solutions developer Applied Intuition is integrating its technology into mobile missile defense and counter-drone platforms developed by SNC to reduce personnel risk, minimize manpower needs, and lower costs […]
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InternationalMEROPS Counter-Air Drones Cited As Example Of Benefit Of U.S. Tech In Ukraine
Early next year, front-line Ukrainian units are to receive drones with customized sensors and payloads within days of those units ordering such drones. The Ukraine Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Drone […]