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Emerging Technologies
Editor’s Notes: The Opaque Hypersonics Arms Race
For decades, the United States didn’t show a sense of urgency for developing missiles and aircraft that could reach hypersonic speeds — defined as Mach 5 and higher.
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Space
U.S.-China Space Race Driving Increased Spending
The United States and China are boosting investments in space capabilities as the Pentagon prepares for an era of great power conflict.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
General Atomics Reaper Variant Makes First Trans-Atlantic Flight
A General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian successfully flew from North Dakota to the United Kingdom, marking the first time a medium-altitude, long endurance remotely piloted vehicle transited over the Atlantic, the company announced July 11.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Report: Manned-Unmanned Teaming Needed to Boost Combat Airpower
The Air Force is on the technological cusp of flying traditionally manned combat aircraft partnered with unmanned systems, and should adopt that concept as it looks to add combat capacity and keep ahead of peer competitors’ capabilities, analysts said in a new report.
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Space
DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane Project Hits Major Engine Milestone
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, working alongside Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne, recently demonstrated that it could successfully fire the AR-22 booster rocket engine 10 times over 240 hours.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Algorithmic Warfare: Special Operations Command Exploring AI Tech
With the Defense Department investing more funding into artificial intelligence platforms, Special Operations Command is also looking at how it can leverage such technologies to assist commandos around the globe.
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Infotech
Pentagon Investing in Microelectronics Technology
With the security of Chinese-manufactured chips being called into question, the Defense Department is considering beefing up its investment in microelectronics, officials have said.
National Defense Columnists
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INSIGHTS
By Susan B. Cassidy and Justin M. Ganderson
National Defense Podcasts
JULY 2018
Improving Lethality of Weapons, New Space Launch Options & Advanced Super Hornet Cockpit
In this podcast, we examine how the military is seeking to improve the lethality of its weapons, the exploration of new launch options of small satellites in order to protect the U.S. space architecture, and the development of a more advanced cockpit for the block 3 F-A-18 Super Hornet.