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Digital Battlespace
DoD starts 5G dynamic spectrum sharing experiments
3rd December 2021
The DoD is evaluating the technical feasibility, methodologies and utility of spectrum sharing and coexistence with diverse 5G networks in a band of vital importance to commercial industry. Awards for this effort to 12 suppliers totalled $173 million.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
General Atomics climbs aboard OBSS
29th October 2021
GA-ASI joins Kratos in R&D effort for the Off-Board Sensing Station programme.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
USAF picks Kratos for new MUM-T programme
27th October 2021
Off-Board Sensing Solution programme for USAF blends sensor extension for crewed aircraft with an attritable offensive weapons capability.
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Digital Battlespace
Joint initiative targets small UAS threat
25th October 2021
The Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office embodies a focused and targeted approach across the US armed services to develop a toolkit of solutions.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2021: Leonardo supports USAF and RAF collaboration
16th September 2021
Leonardo has supported RAF and USAF Synergia R&D programme through its integration of C-UAS technology.
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Defence Notes
Curtain rises on ACT-IV
31st August 2021
DARPA, USAF and Northrop Grumman hope digital AESA will enhance operational flexibility.
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Defence Notes
Sarcos and BAE team up to explore advanced perception and sensing capabilities
16th August 2021
New platform to address the issues around coordinating individual and multiple heterogeneous autonomous platforms like UASs and UGVs.
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Air Warfare
Heaviside takes a step forward for Agility Prime
20th July 2021
Flight tests of US electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft are about to enter the next stage.
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Training
USAF looks to broaden exploitation of AI for pilot training
10th June 2021
The core advantage of AI in training is its ability to draw correlations from different data sets, and to learn, adapt and evolve based on changes in the environment.
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Digital Battlespace
KBR to advance optoelectronic technology research
27th April 2021
Contract from Air Force Research Laboratory has potential applications for a range of US airborne platforms.
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Air Warfare
ARRW to undergo long-awaited first booster test
8th March 2021
After repeated false starts, first test flight of AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon is scheduled for this month.
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Air Warfare
AFRL starts SHiELD pod assembly
26th February 2021
Aircraft self-defence laser is expected to be tested in FY2024.
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Digital Battlespace
THOR integrates C-UAS radar system
23rd November 2020
High-power microwave system is tested with integrated radar and C2 software
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Digital Battlespace
Aether Spy progresses to next phase
16th October 2020
Transition to digital AESA technology aligns with USAF digital engineering initiatives
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Digital Battlespace
BAE Systems to deliver and manage secure US military networks
12th August 2020
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $85 million contract to continue to develop, deploy, modernise, and maintain cross-domain solutions …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Bandit (US)
Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) [USA]
Programme Background What is OBSS? The USAF envisages OBSS as an attributable, low-cost and modular manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) platform with similar capabilities to Skyborg, a programme ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ALUAV (India)
Programme Background Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ALUAV (US)
Programme Background Origins The development programme has its origins in the US-India Defence Technology and Trade Initiative signed between the nations in 2006 and renewed in 2015. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAF]
Programme Background Requirements The programme's requirements are based on the USAF's belief that it requires mass to compete effectively with an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Skyborg [USA]
Programme Background Programme Intention Skyborg is one of three USAF Vanguard programs outlined in the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative. The program intends ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Data links
QNT
The QUINT Networking Technology (QNT) programme is intended to develop robust, affordable, miniature networked data link technologies suitable for use on weapons and by tactical ...
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Data links
TTNT
The Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) programme is intended to develop, evaluate and demonstrate reconfigurable, affordable, robust, interoperable and evolvable communications technologies to support emerging ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
XQ-67A
In February 2024, GA-ASI first released images of the XQ-67A, a drone developed as part of a contract to support the USAF's Off-Board Sensing Station ...
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Subsystems: software
SWARM
CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Demogorgon
In late October 2021, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Kratos Unnamed Systems Division an initial $17.68 million 12-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an Off-Board Sensing ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gambit (Series)
The Gambit Series are several UAV variants based around the Gambit Core, a common system containing the platform's hardware: landing gear, baseline avionics, chassis, and other essential functions. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XQ-58 Valkyrie
The XQ-58 Valkyrie is a high-altitude, long-endurance, runway-independent, high-subsonic 'Loyal Wingman' UAS developed jointly by Kratos and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to be used in ...
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Air Force Test Center
The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, is Air Force Materiel Command's centre of excellence for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace ...