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The Pentagon has funded nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight to build laser systems to defend against next-generation cruise missiles and uncrewed aircraft systems.
As a first generation of hypersonic weapons in the U.S. nears fielding, the Pentagon has adopted a different set of goals than range and speed for the next.
An air-launched self-defense weapon for tankers is now under study by four companies selected by the USAF for the first phase of a new acquisition program.
NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance tech to establish a sustainable human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars.
When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.
Divergent Technologies has unveiled a large laser powder bed fusion 3D printer that it developed in-house and plans for a second factory in Long Beach, California.
The move by Lockheed Martin and General Motors to come together and explore ways to join on expanding defense production capacity was largely done independently of direct Pentagon involvement.
