Exosonic has been awarded a Direct to Phase II SBIR contract from the US Air Force for the development of a low boom supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator. The contract was awarded by the […]
Bell has successfully demonstrated the aerial resupply capability of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) – an autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) quadcopter cargo drone. This capability is expected to enable quicker resupply missions […]
DARPA has awarded a $3 million contract to Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. and a $2.3 million contract to UC San Diego for the Enhanced Night Vision in eyeglass form factors (ENVision) project. Researchers from both […]
DARPA has issued a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunity for the Breakthrough Technologies for Energy Web Dominance project. The project seeks to develop free-space laser power networks able to transmit electrical power over webs […]
Ghost Robotics and SWORD International recently presented what they call the “latest lethality innovation” at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting. Their Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle (SPUR), adds a 6.5 mm Creedmoor rifle […]
BAE Systems has successfully tested its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket. The precision strike tests were held against a Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). APKWS was recently upgraded and the company […]
Integrated Tactical Technologies(iT2) has created new communication capabilities for soldiers that combine handsfree tooth microphones with electronics-embedded apparel. The Molar Mic is a hands-free radio that is held in the mouth where it picks up […]
The Department of Defense has released its 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan – a roadmap to ensure it can maintain the ability to operate under increasingly severe climatic events. “More extreme environments may require changes to […]
Amentum will be leading a team of federal technology and service providers – including FN America, Cole Engineering Systems, Cornet Technologies, and SoarTech – in developing a prototype of a Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Live […]
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, working with Northrop Grumman, recently successfully completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. […]
The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has plans to begin its MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability – or MAC – program. MAC is an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II used by […]
The Army’s National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, KS has been testing the Live, Virtual, Constructive Integrating Architecture (LVC-IA) – a system that links separate simulators and simulations across separate geographies. This is the fourth […]
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