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The White House is on track to complete new policies that aim to facilitate the sale of U.S.-built military unmanned aircraft systems to international customers and help U.S. drone manufacturers compete with Israeli and Chinese counterparts, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Trump administration also intends to relax international restrictions on U.S. drone exports through the renegotiation […] More

Keoki Jackson, chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, has said the company’s investment in nanosatellite maker Terran Orbital provides opportunities for strategic technology insertion, Space News reported Wednesday. Jackson told reporters that Lockheed needs agility and speed to adapt new technologies that can help maintain the relevance of the company’s existing platforms. Lockheed set aside […] More

The First Responder Network Authority and AT&T have launched a developer program which aims to promote public safety-focused innovation and provide communications tools for first responders. AT&T said Wednesday that the program also aims to develop an application store wherein first responders can acquire products and services purpose-built for specific requirements. “This program will tap into […] More

The U.S. Navy has issued the final request for proposals on a carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker to four contractors, USNI News reported Tuesday. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics received the RFP for the air segment of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker last week, the report noted. The Navy will require the companies to develop […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has developed four engines that will support NASA‘s maiden flight for the Space Launch System. The company said Wednesday that the RS-25 engines are now ready to be integrated on the SLS rocket’s core stage in preparation for the Exploration Mission-1 mission. “These four EM-1 engines have … powered 21 shuttle flights with the […] More

Oshkosh Defense has unveiled a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle which features a new missile upgrade and a capacity to endure attacks from ground-based improvised explosive devices, Task and Purpose reported Wednesday. The Oshkosh Defense JLTV was demonstrated at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington to highlight the platform’s modularity and features. The […] More

The U.S. Army looks to adopt high-energy laser technology for the service branch’s fixed-wing and rotocraft aircraft platforms, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. “It’s a capability we’re interested in,” Col. Joe Hoecherl, Army Apache program manager, was quoted as saying. Ben Allison, HEL product lead at Raytheon, told Flightglobal the company aims to help address the Army’s airborne laser requirements after both […] More

Thales has opened an artificial intelligence research center that aims to integrate AI into systems while providing full authority to human decision-makers and to further the safe and ethical use of AI in the company’s product portfolio. The Center of Research and Technology in Artificial Intelligence eXpertise in Montreal is anticipated to generate 50 new jobs for AI […] More

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has received a potential $20.6 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy plan and execute post-delivery activities for the service branch’s latest Virginia-class submarine. The Defense Department said Wednesday Electric Boat will procure long-lead time materials needed to alter, maintain, repair and test USS Washington throughout the post-delivery work period. Huntington Ingalls […] More

The State Department has approved the Dutch government’s request to buy 26 Raytheon-built AIM-120 C-7 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, military equipment and related services from the U.S. government under a potential $53 million foreign military sales agreement. The Netherlands also asked to procure AMRAAM guidance section spares, captive air training missiles, control section spares, missile containers, test […] More

Aurora Flight Sciences has received a 12-month contract to further develop a subsonic aircraft technology as part of a NASA program that aims to increase fuel and operational efficiency and reduce noise of commercial planes. The company said Tuesday it will continue to work with Pratt & Whitney and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance the D8 […] More