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Air Force researchers are focusing on technologies that support hardware and software for high-assurance, trusted, and secure computers.

Air Force asks industry for enabling technologies in trusted computers and software for the military

Dec. 6, 2024

This project has two technical areas: trusted, secure, and resilient computational systems; and trusted and assured software.

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A Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft flies over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Valiant Shield 22 in June 2022.

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Navy asks RTX Raytheon for 13 airborne electronic warfare (EW) jammers for U.S. and Australian combat jets

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A Tomahawk Black IV cruise missile launches from the fast-attack submarine, USS Pasadena (SSN-752)

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Trusted Computing

Air Force Extreme Computing program focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for C4ISR

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Air Force approaches industry for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for C4ISR applications

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Trusted Computing

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DLR tool detects conflict between crewed and uncrewed aircraft routes

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DARPA asks University of Maryland for energy harvesting for electric power to drive remote ocean sensors

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Dec. 2, 2024

COVAR will explore the ethical use and technical challenges of military artificial intelligence (AI) and machine autonomy

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The Microchip radiation-tolerant RTG4 FPGAs have qualified to QML Class V rating

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Radiation-tolerant FPGAs for space applications from Microchip Technology achieve government QML Class V

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The Ophir 20K-W high-power laser sensor from MKS Instruments is for measuring very high power lasers.

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Johns Hopkins selected to make Suprathermal Ion Sensors for NOAA space weather program

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RF and microwave cable assemblies for high signal quality applications introduced by Fairview Microwave

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Communications

Radiation-tolerant electronic subsystems for space communications, computers, and power offered by Aitech

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Power

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magniX completes key test of electric propulsion unit at NASA facility

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A common hypersonic glide body launches in 2022 in its first test for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army, which will field the common hypersonic missile.

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Sensors

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NASA selects Aeluma quantum dot photonic circuits

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The Liquid Mirror Telescope, operated by the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office at the NASA Orbital Debris Observatory in Cloudcroft, N.M., from 1996 to 2000.

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