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Army Seeks $121M in LASSO Program Funding for FY 2025

Army Seeks $121M in LASSO Program Funding for FY 2025

The U.S. Army has requested $120.6 million in fiscal year 2025 funding for the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program. The LASSO program is a new initiative slated for FY 2025 that can provide surveillance and lethal strike capabilities for the Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Team. According to the Army, the LASSO loitering munition, […]

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Lawrence Carter
US Navy’s Kratos Drones to Integrate Shield AI’s Autonomous Pilot Solution

US Navy’s Kratos Drones to Integrate Shield AI’s Autonomous Pilot Solution

San Diego, California-based drone software developer Shield AI announced that the U.S. Navy has tapped its artificial intelligence-based autonomous pilot solution, Hivemind, for integration into the service branch’s BQM-177A aerial target drones.  The company will collaborate with Kratos, the drone manufacturer, on the installation of its software to provide AI-powered crewed capabilities for fleet protection. […]

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Arthur McMiler
Federal AI Efforts to Receive $3B Under White House FY2025 Budget Request

Federal AI Efforts to Receive $3B Under White House FY2025 Budget Request

President Joe Biden’s $7.3 trillion fiscal year 2025 budget request would allocate $3 billion for federal artificial intelligence development, testing, acquisition and integration. The request also includes $300 million in mandatory funding to aid agencies in reducing the technology’s risks and advancing use cases for public benefit, FedScoop reported. An email shared by an Office […]

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Noah Lowell
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Awarded Contract Tied to Growing DOD’s Hypersonic Weaponry

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Awarded Contract Tied to Growing DOD’s Hypersonic Weaponry

Simsbury, Connecticut-based Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense has received an $11.7 million contract from the Department of Defense’s Defense Production Act Investment program to boost the capacity of its printed circuit board assembly operations.  Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, said the DPAI program is a vital contributor to the DOD’s objective […]

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Arthur McMiler
BPMI Picks Velo3D’s Sapphire XC Printer to Support Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

BPMI Picks Velo3D’s Sapphire XC Printer to Support Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

Velo3D, a California-based additive manufacturing company, has secured a contract from Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. to support the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. ATI, another BPMI subcontractor for the Navy program, will operate Velo3D’s Sapphire XC large format printer to speed up parts production for the program. Sapphire XC features an integrated hardware and software […]

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Lawrence Carter
Palantir to Develop TITAN Prototypes Under $178M US Army Contract

Palantir to Develop TITAN Prototypes Under $178M US Army Contract

Palantir Technologies announced that it has secured a $178.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and deliver the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node ground station system. TITAN is a ground station that would give the Army an artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled deep sensing capability. It is designed to automate target recognition and […]

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Lawrence Carter
Army Awards Xwing SBIR Contract for Autonomous Flight Demonstrations

Army Awards Xwing SBIR Contract for Autonomous Flight Demonstrations

Xwing will showcase its uncrewed flight capabilities to the U.S. Army through a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract under the Army xTech SBIR Autonomy program that would enable its participation in live operational demonstrations to perform autonomous airlift and logistic missions. Autonomous technologies will bridge mission capability gaps to improve transport, force structure […]

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Lauren Grey
NSF Announces $40M Funding Opportunity to Advance Protein Design Applications

NSF Announces $40M Funding Opportunity to Advance Protein Design Applications

The National Science Foundation is seeking proposals from academia and industry experts to advance protein design using artificial intelligence. Under the agency’s Use-Inspired Acceleration of Protein Design program, the NSF will award funding worth $40 million over three years to accelerate new protein design applications in various fields, including medicine and environmental protection, Nextgov/FCW reported. […]

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Lauren Grey
Leveraging Data Use With Industry’s Help Among USAF Priorities, Official Says

Leveraging Data Use With Industry’s Help Among USAF Priorities, Official Says

Gen. James Slife, newly confirmed U.S. Air Force vice chief of staff, said he will be turning to industry for assistance in using data more effectively to improve the service branch’s training, maintenance and other operations. Speaking at a recent AFCEA luncheon, Slife observed that many USAF databases are unorganized for generating service-wide solutions. He […]

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Arthur McMiler
Army Seeks Gun-Based C-UAS Platform

Army Seeks Gun-Based C-UAS Platform

The U.S. Army is seeking insights into kinetic capabilities that can shoot down unmanned aerial systems. According to a sources sought notice posted by Army Aviation and Missile Command, the counter-UAS solution must use a rapid-fire cannon that can automatically target and shoot down drones. The command’s ideal solution is a turreted system that can […]

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Lawrence Carter

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