Acquisition headlines (12/20 – 12/26/2021)
United States approves possible FMS of EMALS and AAG to France. (Naval News) “The Government of France has requested to buy one (1) Electromagnetic Aircraft […]
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Acquisition headlines (12/13 – 12/19/2021)
The US military’s future: waves of killer drone swarms. (1945) “300-Plus Swarm Drones Just Flew In This DARPA Test: One drone armed with a missile or a bomb can […]
Acquisition headlines (12/6 – 12/12/2021)
Electric Sky wins DARPA grant to work on focused power beaming system for drones. (Geek Wire) “A startup called Electric Sky says it’s begun building its […]
Acquisition headlines (11/29 – 12/5/2021)
White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition. (Defense News) “William LaPlante, the president and chief executive of Draper Laboratory, will be […]
Acquisition headlines (11/22 – 11/28/2021)
JADC2 cross-functional team adds new transport working group. (Fed Scoop) “The Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) now has six working groups, […]
Acquisition headlines (11/15 – 11/21/2021)
Army’s shark tank-style innovation competition is now open to other services. (Army Times) “Over the past year, the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps has held an […]
Acquisition headlines (11/8 – 11/14/2021)
Pentagon tech chief seeks to bolster R&D work with allies. (Defense News) “… [Shyu] has discussed the Pentagon’s research and development priorities with her counterparts […]
Acquisition headlines (11/1 – 11/7/2021)
Navy task completes first unmanned at sea integration exercise. (Aerotech News) “During the two-day training exercise, Task Force 59 integrated and evaluated new MANTAS T-12 […]
Acquisition headlines (10/25 – 10/31/2021)
Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors. (Space News) “Maxar believed that the terms of the Space Development Agency’s satellite […]
Acquisition headlines (10/18 – 10/24/2021)
Algorithmic warfare: new navy task force focused on AI, robotics. (National Defense Magazine) ” The standing up of Task Force 59 will allow officials to […]
Acquisition headlines (10/11 – 10/17/2021)
Ex-Air Force tech boss eviscerates Pentagon for already losing the AI race against China. (The Drive) “Among various complaints leveled at the U.S. military’s approach […]
Acquisition headlines (10/4 – 10/10/2021)
IT spend expected to trend up, acting DoD CIO says. (FCW) “The Defense Department’s IT spend has risen steadily in recent years, with an approximate 16% increase […]
Acquisition headlines (9/27 – 10/3/2021)
Raytheon ends air-launched hypersonic vehicle test drought. (Aviation Week) “A demonstrator for a hypersonic missile flew faster than Mach 5 for 300 nm above 60,000 […]
Acquisition headlines (9/20 – 9/26/2021)
Air Force’s top civilian hints at changes to hypersonic weapons programs. (Defense News) ““It’s pretty clear to me what the Chinese want to do with […]
Acquisition headlines (9/13-9/19/2021)
Tell us why small businesses can’t get contracts, Pentagon asks. (Defense One) “… the Defense Department received an “A” grade on the Small Businesses Administration’s annual […]