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Hypres, UMass partner to link low-power superconductors to standard electronics - News
March 20, 2018
ELMSFORD, New York. Superconductor IC maker HYPRES recently partnered with the University of Massachusetts Amherst to accomplish a high-speed, energy-efficient digital data link between superconducting ICs and standard room-temperature electronics.
Cyber
DoD awards five-year cybersecurity training contract with Chiron Technology Services - News
March 20, 2018
COLUMBIA, Md. Cyber services and training company Chiron Technology Services has won a five-year, sole-source contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver cyber training that supports the readiness of U.S. military forces to operate at top efficiency in cyberspace.
Comms
Luxembourg's first military satellite now operational - News
March 20, 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. GovSat-1, Luxembourg?s first military satellite, has now become operational following its January 31 launch on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
A.I.
DARPA creates N3 program to achieve high levels of brain-systems communications - News
March 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) officials created the Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) program to achieve high levels of brain-system communications. Officials hope that at the end of the four-year effort, the program will conclude with a demonstration of a bidirectional system being used in a defense-relevant task that could include human-machine interactions with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), active cyberdefense systems, or other properly instrumented Department of Defense (DoD) systems.
Unmanned
Navy looks to develop game to recruit unmanned vehicle operators - News
March 20, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the StealthAdapt project, which aims to identify individuals with the right skills to be an unmanned vehicles (UxV) operator. The Naval Aerospace Medical Institute and software company Adaptive Immersion Technologies are teaming up to for this project and will develop a computer game to identify these individuals.
Radar/EW
Future USS Tulsa passes acceptance trials - News
March 19, 2018
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials report that the future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Tulsa (LCS 16) recently successfully completed acceptance trials following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the naval Board of Inspection and Survey.
Cyber
USAF contracts with KBRWyle for support on cyberthreats, air-traffic safety - News
March 19, 2018
HOUSTON. Professional services/technology firm KBR Inc. has won a $34.1 million task order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide analytical and engineering weapons systems support to assist the USAF with air-traffic safety and cyberthreats.
Unmanned
SpaceX, ULA secure USAF launch service contracts - News
March 16, 2018
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. U.S. Air Force officials selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) and United Alliance Launch (ULA) for two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contracts, which provide the government with total launch solution for these missions that includes launch vehicle production, mission integration, launch operations, and spaceflight certification. These missions are planned to be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station or Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
A.I.
DARPA program aims to clarify adversaries' intentions during simmering conflicts - News
March 16, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA?s) Strategic Technology Office has announced a new program it calls COMPASS, which stands for Collection and Monitoring via Planning for Active Situational Scenarios.
A.I.
ONR sponsors sleep/decision-making link research - News
March 16, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global are sponsoring new research by Professor Sean Drummond at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) in Australia. The goal is to find a link between sleep and decision-making skills.
Cyber
Connected naval gun tests successfully for protection from cybersabotage - News
March 16, 2018
ROME. Defense and security company Leonardo announced that its OTO 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) naval gun has been successfully run through an extensive vulnerability assessment campaign, thereby ensuring that the gun will be resilient to cyberattacks in the future.
Avionics
Special Ops aircrew training contract goes to Lockheed Martin - News
March 16, 2018
ORLANDO. Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC); Lockheed Martin will support schoolhouse operations for various crew positions across multiple mission design series aircraft, aircrew training, and support for AFSOC Special Operation Forces (SOF) aircrews and assets.
Comms
U.S. Army selects proposals for virtual military training software - News
March 15, 2018
WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army has chosen a team consisting of Real-Time Innovations, Tenosar Corporation, and SimBlocks.io to design software for the U.S. Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Program. The proposed solutions are for the Global Terrain/One World Terrain (OWT) project, which is designed to aid the Department of Defense (DoD) in creating the most realistic, flexible, and accurate representation of rural and urban environments for troop training.
Unmanned
Endeavor Robotics receives $9.2 million order for its small unmanned ground vehicles - News
March 15, 2018
BOSTON. U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) tapped Endeavor Robotics to deliver additional Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGVs) under a $9.2 million oder.
Comms
DISA taps 20 companies for ENCORE III IT solutions program - News
March 15, 2018
WASHINGTON. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) officials selected 20 companies under the ENCORE III information technology (IT) solutions program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a ceiling value of $17.5 billion where companies will compete for task orders to provide a full range of IT solutions and services.
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TEWS Technologies releases VNX+ carrier board for use with QMC modules
March 06, 2026
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Uncrewed communications tech market to reach $4 billion by 2030, study says
March 05, 2026
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Uncrewed aircraft system tested in Arctic NATO exercise by Shield AI
March 04, 2026
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Directed energy and space manufacturing expansion planned in New Mexico by AeroVironment
March 04, 2026
Radar/EW
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Modern Defense Systems Require Durable Field Test Solutions with Laboratory Precision
March 02, 2026
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SRC wins contract under Missile Defense Agency SHIELD program
March 02, 2026
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Hypersonic weapon garners Castelion $50 million U.S. Navy contract
February 27, 2026
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Senseeker Machining Company Acquires Axis Machine
February 11, 2026
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COTS edge AI accelerators – an enabler for military autonomous systems in all domains, including space
March 03, 2026
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Mission autonomy software from Shield AI to support U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program
February 13, 2026
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AI assurance the aim of new DARPA program
February 11, 2026
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Sovereign AI center to be established for naval defense systems in France by Naval Group, Thales
February 11, 2026
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Radiation-tolerant parts from Micross debut for satellite, space use
March 04, 2026
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PODCAST: Military aftermarket suppliers, counterfeit parts, component recreation
March 03, 2026
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Satellite communication systems to be supplied to Israel by Orbit
February 27, 2026
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Armored 6x6 vehicles delivered to German armed forces by Patria
February 24, 2026