Kratos is disrupting the traditional procurement model by learning what the customer wants and developing it long before the Request for Proposal.
By Barry RosenbergWhat Army leaders want out of future battlefield systems is a stable hardware enabled by powerful software that makes it easy to upgrade, integrate accessories and accomplish their tasks.
By General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.ODNI is working on providing outside partners with declassified explanations of the office’s science and technology priorities, said John Beieler, director of science and technology.
By Theresa HitchensNuclear propulsion for space-bound rockets wasn’t science fiction even in the 1960s, and 60 years later multiple programs are rediscovering this promising technology.
By Mark LewisThe Army units involved operate a payload for the Wideband Global SATCOM system; the Navy’s are connected to the Mobile User Objective System sats.
By Theresa HitchensDiversifying space architectures and the need for interoperability is driving a shift to dynamic, flexible, software-based infrastructure.
By Barry RosenbergAgile, open networks will let the DoD make command decisions faster, distribute its forces, and operate at a standoff distance to counter new weaponry like hypersonic missiles.
By Barry RosenbergUnmanned aircraft have changed warfare, security operations and much more in their first decades of widespread use. As the nature of war evolves, GA-ASI’s aircraft and systems will be ready to evolve too and lead the way into new counter-air roles– and beyond.
By General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.Raytheon Technologies is using our broad capabilities to create breakthrough advantages.
By Raytheon Missiles & DefenseThe space rush will result in tens of thousands of new assets launched within the decade, which will create a “truly enormous” cyber attack surface, said Sam Visner, a technical fellow at the MITRE Corporation.
By Brad D. WilliamsThe OSP-4 contract vehicle targets both mature launch providers and emerging companies approximately one year from being launch capable, according to SMC.
By Theresa Hitchens“We’re gonna down-select … later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that’s what’s really going to throttle” the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.
By Theresa Hitchens
If the US goes ahead with testing an anti-satellite system, it risks derailing what little progress has been made to develop international military and security-related norms for outer space, warns Jessica West.
By Jessica West