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Defense / Naval Systems / North America

U.S. Navy Issues Draft Solicitation for Large Unmanned Surface Vessel

August 15, 2019November 12, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program.  A final RFP is anticipated in the fourth quarter of FY19. “The LUSV …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Sikorsky Flight-Testing Black Hawk with Optionally Piloted Vehicle Tech

June 6, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Sikorsky is testing a new technology kit on a Black Hawk helicopter that will eventually lead to fully autonomous flights.  The initial test involved transforming a once mechanically controlled Black …

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Commercial & Civil Space / North America

DARPA Awards Telesat Contract to Investigate LEO Systems

November 27, 2018January 18, 2019 - by Forecast International

Telesat will undertake investigations under a DARPA contract to study the use of commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations to meet the needs of the Department of Defense. According …

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Missiles / North America

DARPA Developing Counter-Hypersonic Weapons Capability

November 12, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released details on a new missile defense program called Glide Breaker, which aims to demonstrate a capability to defeat maneuvering hypersonic …

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Defense / Missiles / North America

Congress Pushes Development of Space-Based and Boost Phase Missile Defense Capabilities

September 20, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Congress continues to push the Department of Defense to develop new missile defense technologies, but it remains to be seen if some …

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Defense / Missiles / North America

U.S. Air Force Awards Hypersonic Weapon Contract as Pentagon Continues Broader Development Efforts

August 17, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $480 million for the conduct of a Critical Design Review and to provide test …

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Military Aircraft / Military Electronics

BAE Systems’ Semi-Autonomous Software Speeds Combat Decisions in Contested Environments

February 20, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. BAE Systems recently announced the development of semi-autonomous software under the Distributed Battle Management program.  The DBM program of the …

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Military Electronics

U.S. to Spend Big Bucks on Network-Centric Warfare Program to Secure Battlefield Advantage

December 11, 2015November 8, 2019 - by Forecast International

By Greg Giaquinto, Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. With the arrival of the Information Age came the theory of network-centric warfare, which refers to a fully networked military force that can …

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Defense / Military Electronics / North America

On Integrated Phased-Array Electro-Optics – A Landmark Announcement

May 26, 2015January 15, 2019 - by Forecast International

by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The announcement of the successful manufacture of a viable non-mechanical, phased-array, electro-optical microchip as part of DARPA’s SWEEPER program is a …

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Defense / Military Electronics

DARPA Expected to Spend Big Bucks on Cyber Technology Project

April 13, 2015November 8, 2019 - by Forecast International

By Greg Giaqunito, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is forecast to spend approximately $402 million on its Cyber Technology project, …

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