58 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2024
Skunk Works Demonstrates AI For
Air-To-Air Tactical Intercepts E
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works partnered with
the University of Iowa's Operator Performance
Laboratory (OPL) to demonstrate the use of
artificial intelligence (AI) in air-to-air intercept
scenarios. e successful flights are a significant
milestone for Skunk Works' Tactical AI team, in
which AI directly flew and conducted tactical
exercises with a full-scale, live aircra – one of
OPL's L-29 Delfin jets.
NASA's Roman Mission Gets Cosmic
'Sneak Peek' From Argonne
Supercomputer E
Researchers are diving into a synthetic
universe to help us better understand the real
one. Using the eta supercomputer at the
U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne
National Laboratory in Illinois, scientists have
created nearly four million simulated images
depicting the cosmos.
MDA Space Joins Starlab Space
as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner
in Commercial Space Station
Joint Venture E
e Starlab US-led partnership continues to
expand, now extending the joint venture's
global reach into Canada.
Redwire Awarded DARPA Prime Contract
for SabreSat Spacecraft Very Low-Earth
Orbit Demonstration E
Redwire Corporation, will be the prime mission
integrator for the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency's (DARPA) development
of a revolutionary air-breathing satellite that
will demonstrate the use of novel electric
propulsion systems in very low-Earth orbit
(VLEO). e program leverages Redwire's
worldwide leadership in developing and
providing VLEO capabilities.
RTX Awarded $677M US Navy Contract
for SPY-6 Family of Radars E
Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a
$677 million contract to continue to produce
AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy. Under
this contract, the U.S. Navy will receive seven
additional radars, increasing the total amount
of radars under contract for procurement to 38.
Northrop Grumman Extends
Operations, Sustainment and
Support for BACN to 2027 E
e U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop
Grumman Corporation a task order for
continued Battlefield Airborne Communi-
cations Node (BACN) operations, sustain-
ment, and support through January 2027.
BACN enables communication and data
interoperability between disparate systems,
platforms, and sensors.
Lockheed Martin Celebrates Opening Of
122,000-Square Foot, $18M Engineering
Facility In North Alabama E
Lockheed Martin, U.S. Department of
Defense, state and local officials celebrated
the opening of the company's new $18 million
engineering facility, labs, and demonstration
center in Huntsville.
