Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received funding from the the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to complete the technology critical design review (CDR) of their Microwave Technology Testbed system. A CDR ensures that a system Read More
Northrop Grumman and NASA recently successfully completed a full-scale static fire test of the solid-fueled Flight Support Booster-2 that will be used to send NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into space. Flight Support Booster-2 Read More
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Boom Supersonic are partnering to develop a new supersonic special-mission aircraft. The new mission variant will be based on Boom Supersonics’ Overture, and is intended to support government and military missions Read More
The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated the use of a prototype airborne mine countermeasure system. The test involved a BAE Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter drone. The Read More
The Pentagon’s Defense Science Board (DSB) recently formed a new task force – named The Strategic Options Task Force – to review the potential for leveraging emerging technologies and approaches to “rebalance intervention cost and Read More
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $89.4 million contract to Dzyne Technologies to research the unmanned Small Payload Precision Air-Launched Inexpensive Delivery System (SPPAIDS). SPPAIDS is a low-cost air-deployable system that will incorporate Read More
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) recently completed a successful five-week demonstration of its Troposcatter communications system. Troposcatter is a “point-to-point,” transportable, beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) system created for the US Army. The platform offers “lower latency” and Read More
Researchers at Caltech have developed a deep-learning method that can help drones cope with new and unknown wind conditions in real-time. Called Neural-Fly, the neural network teaches the drone how to survive extreme wind similar Read More
DARPA has issued a formal request for information (RFI) for the Airborne Energy Well project – a method of recharging drones while in flight using laser-shooting tanker planes. Once in use, the technology is expected Read More
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3 Harris have each been awarded 90-day, $2 million contracts by the U.S. Air Force to develop a new, short-range air-to-ground missile. The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) will be able Read More
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