Americas

$10M Award Funds New Defense AI Research Program at Fayetteville State

Fayetteville State University will use a new $10-million US Department of Defense award to build an applied artificial intelligence program focused on defense challenges, including contested logistics and biomanufacturing.

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Rapta Raises $8M to Put AI Quality Control on Defense Factory Floors

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper onto US defense factory floors, with Oregon-based startup Rapta raising $8 million to expand its Manufacturing Intelligence Platform across the sector.

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All-Electric Scorpion Mortar Brings Push-Button Firepower to Army Vehicle

Global Military Products has showcased its new all-electric Scorpion Medium 120mm mobile mortar system, offering the US Army a heavier firepower option for its Infantry Squad Vehicles.

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US, Lockheed Sign Agreement to Accelerate AIM-260 JATM Production

The US Department of War has signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to expand production capacity for the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, a next-generation air-to-air missile.

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Soldier Tracking Goes Mobile With ‘Overwatch Patrol’ App From SPARC AI

Dismounted troops can now track one another’s locations across the battlefield in real time without relying on conventional GPS using SPARC AI’s “Overwatch Patrol” positioning application.

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US Missile Defense Taps One Stop Systems for Threat Simulation

One Stop Systems has received approximately $400,000 to provide high-performance computing equipment for US missile defense modeling and simulation.

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US Army Awards Lockheed $1.2B Contract for Maritime-Strike PrSM 

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.21-billion contract for the Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 Early Operational Capability.

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Conti, Kight to Build B-21 Stealth Bomber Hangar at Whiteman Base

Conti Federal Services and Kight Construction Group have secured a $74.9-million contract to build a B-21 Raider Radio Frequency Hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

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Hermeus Receives Production License for Pratt & Whitney F100 Fighter Jet Engines

RTX segment Pratt & Whitney has granted Georgia-based aerospace company Hermeus a production license to manufacture its F100-PW-229 jet engines, marking the first time a separate US firm has been licensed to build the fighter powerplant.

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Saildrone to Map Atlantic Ocean Floor for US Navy Under $10M Deal

The US Navy has awarded Saildrone a $10-million contract to facilitate bathymetric ocean floor mapping in the Atlantic Ocean.

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