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NSTXL Partners with WestGate to Grow Indiana’s Defense Innovation Talent

2025-08-01T09:35:05-07:00

Crane, Indiana, July 30, 2025 – The National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), in partnership with WestGate Academy, is sponsoring the 2025 Summer Intern Program, a series of events designed to connect high school students with Southern Indiana’s growing defense and technology ecosystem.

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NSTXL Partners with WestGate to Grow Indiana’s Defense Innovation Talent2025-08-01T09:35:05-07:00

Narda-MITEQ Awarded Prototype to Optimize Power Dividers in Growler Aircrafts for DoN

2025-08-01T09:02:31-07:00

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Air (PMA) – 265 and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) have announced a prototype award to optimize Power Dividers for the EA – 18G aircraft. NAVAIR is qualifying a new design and source of the supply for the Power Dividers, ►

Narda-MITEQ Awarded Prototype to Optimize Power Dividers in Growler Aircrafts for DoN2025-08-01T09:02:31-07:00

Stratolaunch Achieves Reusable Hypersonic Flight Under MACH-TB Program

2025-05-21T13:30:37-07:00

Stratolaunch recently announced the successful completion of its second hypersonic flight and recovery of the Talon-A2 vehicle in March 2025. This follows their initial successful hypersonic flight in December 2024, confirming the vehicle’s reusability. During this second flight, the Talon-A2 exceeded Mach 5 for the second time, surpassing the ►

Stratolaunch Achieves Reusable Hypersonic Flight Under MACH-TB Program2025-05-21T13:30:37-07:00

Innovation in the Heartland: S²MARTS Supports Strategic Mission Advancements at Crane’s C2M Event

2025-06-30T13:12:22-07:00

The Crane Regional Defense Group hosted its annual Connect to Mission (C2M) event at the WestGate Academy last week in Odon, Indiana, spotlighting the strategic priorities of NSWC Crane’s Global Deterrence & Defense Department. The event served as a high-impact forum for collaboration among defense leaders, elected officials, and industry ►

Innovation in the Heartland: S²MARTS Supports Strategic Mission Advancements at Crane’s C2M Event2025-06-30T13:12:22-07:00

SLCM-N Industry Day Unites Over 200 Innovators for Strategic Defense Advancement

2025-07-28T14:46:12-07:00

On 24-25 April 2025, the Department of the Navy, through the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) OTA, formally kicked off industry engagement for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Flight System with a two-day Industry Day event. Held at WestGate Academy in ►

SLCM-N Industry Day Unites Over 200 Innovators for Strategic Defense Advancement2025-07-28T14:46:12-07:00

$3B and Counting: The S²MARTS OTA’s Impact on Defense Technology

2025-04-24T10:50:37-07:00

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division has achieved a new milestone in its commitment to technological innovation, with the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) surpassing $3 billion in prototype project awards.

American service members dedicate themselves to protecting our nation, relying ►

$3B and Counting: The S²MARTS OTA’s Impact on Defense Technology2025-04-24T10:50:37-07:00

NSTXL Brings OTA Discussions to SXSW Conference

2025-03-19T13:37:31-07:00

National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) was in Austin, TX for the first week of the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, which featured defense technology and government innovators from around the globe. From speaking sessions on “Why Microelectronics Matter” to full-day presentations on accelerating acquisition, the NSTXL team created ►

NSTXL Brings OTA Discussions to SXSW Conference2025-03-19T13:37:31-07:00

New Administration, New Opportunities: OTA Prototyping Sets the Standard for Acquisition Timelines

2025-03-18T13:07:30-07:00

In recent months, there has been a renewed sense of support for rapid prototyping to close mission-critical technology gaps, especially when it comes to the utilization of the Other Transaction Authority (OTA). With the Department of Defense (DoD)’s increasing motivation for modernizing our industrial base and reforming acquisition processes, ►

New Administration, New Opportunities: OTA Prototyping Sets the Standard for Acquisition Timelines2025-03-18T13:07:30-07:00

Solving Complex Problems with Unconventional Prototypes

2025-07-28T15:04:06-07:00

In recent years, innovative procurement methods, specifically Other Transactions Authorities (OTAs), have become the driving force behind some of the most groundbreaking prototypes in defense, pushing the boundaries of science, technology, and engineering.

This shift represents a change in how governments approach problem-solving, using the power of prototyping to de-risk investments ►

Solving Complex Problems with Unconventional Prototypes2025-07-28T15:04:06-07:00
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