Deep-space radar hits key testing milestone
The ground-based system is slated to be fully operational by 2027 and is the first of three radars the service is building with Australia and the U.K.
Space
Space Force launches satellite to explore new GPS technology
The mission is AFRL's first major PNT demonstration since 1977, when it launched NTS-2 — a satellite that helped shaped the modern GPS constellation.
President nominates new chief for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
If confirmed by the Senate, the current director of intelligence for the Joint Staff would take over the NGA, the intelligence agency in charge of analyzing and distributing geospatial intelligence for the national security community.
The US Army sees a future of robots and AI. But what if budget cuts and leadership changes get in the way?
Four years into Army Futures Command, experts say the effort is on track, but they warn that leadership changes, potential budget cuts and a few contracting and technological hiccups could put it at risk.
Naval Surface Warfare Center invests in additive manufacturing prototypes
The Pentagon believes new additive manufacturing techniques could help them protect military technologies from tampering or intrusion.
Space Force issues $32 million contract for prototype space-based sensor
The prototypes would be hosted on satellites operated by U.S. government and international partners.
The US military wants to plug commercial satellites into its orbital networks
Both the Space Development Agency and DARPA plan to connect commercial imagery satellites to their on-orbit mesh networks.
Air Force Research Laboratory is one step closer to beaming solar energy from space to Earth
The experiment tested hardware needed for an innovative system that would use a satellite to collect solar energy on orbit, convert it to radio frequency, and then beam it to users on Earth who could convert it back into energy to power equipment, vehicles or even a forward operating base.
New hypersonic missile-tracking satellites pass critical design review
The prototype satellites will plug into the Space Development Agency's on-orbit mesh network to track hypersonic and ballistic threats.
DARPA invests in AI that can translate instruction manuals into augmented reality
The proposed system would essentially convert existing instructional manuals into a format that could be used by augmented reality systems.
Orbital Insight to build AI for intelligence community based on artificial data
The National Geospatial-Intelligence AGency sees human-machine pairing as critical for its success, with machine learning algorithms taking over the rote task of processing the torrent of satellite data to find potential intelligence and freeing up human operators to do more high level analysis and tasks.
