The United States has achieved a milestone in its hypersonic missile development effort. On Friday, the Department of Defense announced that the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy completed an end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike and Long Range Hypersonic Weapon All Up Round hypersonic missiles, gaining new information on their end-to-end performance. Lt. […]
A key challenge in the Department of Defense’s modernization efforts, including the adoption of artificial intelligence, is sharing data with industry partners and foreign collaborators, according to Bill Streilein, chief technology officer of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. During his speech at an event hosted by Defense One, Streilein noted that while data […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is considering the use of artificial intelligence to automate its administrative-like cybersecurity capabilities amid the growing threat coming from China, according to Cybersecurity and Analytics Director Brian Hermann. In a roundtable with reporters on Tuesday, Hermann said that automation will allow the DISA workforce to contribute their brainpower to performing […]
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting quotations from small businesses that can provide, configure and implement cloud-based electronic health record software licenses for up to 10 users at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Peak Performance Center. The PPC, an accredited college counseling center, employs health experts offering airmen short-term, individual therapy for various […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced that its new marketplace is now operational. The CarahCloud Marketplace is the company’s digital catalog designed to simplify the acquisition process for public sector customers seeking cloud-based software products. Built using new application programming interfaces from Amazon Web Services Marketplace, CarahCloud Marketplace aims to streamline integration for independent software vendors and […]
Amazon Web Services is extending its expertise to U.S. public sector customers to comply with the Office of Management and Budget’s mandate to strengthen the governance, innovation and risk management of artificial intelligence. With AWS’s AI and machine learning services, federal agencies have access to solutions that allow them to develop and manage AI applications […]
The Department of Defense has provided an update on a research initiative exploring the viability of artificial intelligence and machine learning in managing Pentagon documents. According to J.D. Smith, chief of the records and declassification unit at the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Services, the research effort has validated a proof of concept using AI and machine […]
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has created an artificial intelligence-powered copilot solution to help pilots control any aircraft. Developed over three years, APL said that the AI-powered Virtual Intelligent Peer-Reasoning agent complements pilots’ abilities, acting as a situationally aware peer, a performant wingman and a cognitive support assistant. VIPR is a unique technology […]
AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation hub, has awarded MatrixSpace a $1.25 million direct-to-phase Small Business Innovation Research contract to deliver a SWaP-C multifunction, multiband antenna payload for the Replicator initiative. Under the deal, MatrixSpace will develop and test SWAP payloads using the company’s existing Radar platform, which provides situational awareness for both airborne and […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has added Anduril’s Ghost modular, multimission small uncrewed aircraft system to its Blue UAS Cleared List. The sUAS solution is designed for reconnaissance and targeting, electronic warfare and network extension applications. It runs on the Anduril Lattice operating system, allowing it to automate mission planning, airspace management and flight operations in […]
