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First look at jet-powered VTOL X-plane for DARPA program – New Atlas

It’s of a model used in wind tunnel tests of its entry in DARPA’s Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program. Rotorcraft like …

Bell completes wind tunnel testing efforts to validate revolutionary stop/fold jet transition capability

… DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program. This … DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program. This …

DARPA taps RTX for sensors that defy standard limits | Region | eagletribune.com

RTX BBN Technologies creating photonic chip-scale quantum sensors for defense and commercial applications. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec.

Air Force asked to reduce supply chain ‘dependency’ on China | National – Eastern Progress

(The Center Square) – Lawmakers Rob Wittman and Elise Stefanik are calling on the Air Force to reduce its supply chain “dependency” on China for …

Kerr: There are a million better choices to lead U.S. defense. Literally.

There are 18 million veterans living in America right now. Surely there are a million or so more qualified to lead DoD than Pete Hegseth.

Four Taiwan Soldiers Charged With Spying for China – The Defense Post

Four Taiwanese soldiers were charged for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, the president’s office said.

Palantir, Anduril sign partnership for AI training in defense – Reuters

Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies and defense tech company Anduril Industries have partnered to use defense data for artificial …

America, allies brush up on art of signal-sending | The American Legion

In late 2022, when intelligence pointed toward Russia using a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin contacted …

Defense tech firms establish AI-focused consortium

The consortium is led by Anduril and Palantir and comes amid a flurry of recent partnership announcements involving the two firms.

Austin: Defense Innovation Unit ‘Moving at the Speed of Relevance’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III got a tour of the Defense Innovation Unit in Mountain View, Calif., where cutting-edge technology is …