The intensifying global power competition is prompting United States government leaders to prioritize rapid technological innovation with more urgency than ever before. Mike Madsen, acting director of the Defense Innovation Unit and previous
MoreNaval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is requesting industry sources to submit solutions to enhance positioning, navigation and timing capabilities for hypersonic missile systems. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov said the
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President Joe Biden has initiated efforts to broaden the U.S. hypersonics industrial base by authorizing the Defense Production Act Title III authorities through a presidential determination. The DPA Title III authority will
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Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements at the U.S. Air Force, has called upon the Defense Innovation Board to use its influence to help facilitate
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A team composed of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the second Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept flight test. During the test, which doubled the
MoreThe compromise version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled Tuesday reflects a $45 billion increase to the Biden administration’s defense budget request, setting the topline at $857.9 billion,
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Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has called on Congress to approve a federal budget to further strengthen U.S. deterrence and “compete in this decisive
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Scott Wilson, developmental test lead for hypersonics and advanced capabilities at the U.S. Navy, said the Department of Defense is building a new hypersonics test bed to reach its goal of conducting
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The U.S. Navy and Army have launched a precision-sounding rocket to test various experiments to guide the development of next-generation offensive and defensive hypersonic weapon systems. Sandia National Laboratories conducted the flight
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A Leidos business has won a contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center that calls for technical support services in a U.S. Department of Defense hypersonic flight testing endeavor. Under the Multi-Service Advanced
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