The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced that it has selected six concepts for a vertical take-off and landing uncrewed X-plane from nine design ideas submitted during Phase Ia of its AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY, or ANCILLARY, program. The six companies behind the concepts – AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Karem Aircraft, Method Aeronautics, Northrop […]
NASA and IBM Research have introduced the Privthi-weather-climate foundational model, an artificial intelligence-powered tool that improves regional and local weather and climate models. Trained on NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, the NASA-IBM Research model uses AI learning abilities to apply patterns taken from initial data to a wide range of different scenarios. […]
Skylark Labs has demonstrated the capabilities of its Aerial Reconnaissance & Elimination System to detect and track rogue drones to Department of Defense stakeholders, including representatives from the Defense Innovation Unit. The company showed that its counter-unmanned aerial system, enabled by artificial intelligence, can perform surveillance operations even in areas beyond visual line of sight […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is using artificial intelligence to identify veterans at risk of suicide or homelessness. The initiative aims to reduce the higher-than-average suicide rates among veterans by using predictive tools and scanning clinicians’ records and progress notes, Nextgov/FCW reported. During VetsinTech’s Vets in AI program launch, VA Assistant Under Secretary for Health […]
The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet has set up the Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron tasked with overseeing a fleet of small, unmanned surface vessels known as global autonomous reconnaissance craft. Manufactured by Maritime Applied Physics Corp., the 16-foot-long GARCs are designed for research, testing and operations and can be integrated into various Navy […]
Japanese technology will be used for the rocket motors and propulsion devices of hypersonic missiles to be developed under the Glide Phase Interceptor Cooperative Development Project Arrangement signed by the U.S. Department of Defense and Japan’s Ministry of Defense. According to the Pentagon, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is spearheading the DOD’s GPI development, which […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded ManTech International a three-year, $110 million contract to provide digital transformation services in support of human capital systems portfolio modernization. According to David Hathaway, president of ManTech’s defense sector and a 4×24 member, the company’s digital transformation capabilities will deliver enhanced user experience for Air Force personnel and reduce […]
The U.S. Space Force has released its Data and Artificial Intelligence FY 2024 Strategic Action Plan, outlining a road map to leverage data as a critical strategic asset in contested space environments. To effectively meet the Space Force’s mission needs, the plan guides the service through the secure and rapid integration of intelligence data by […]
The U.S. Army’s Project Management Office for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems is preparing to field across the service branch the tranche 1 of the Short Range Reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft system, following the first SRR delivery to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The Army’s Small UAS Product Office provided […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Forces Command has revealed plans to expand its Adaptive Airborne Enterprise initiative, an experiment it conducted in December 2023 to test the capabilities of three MQ-9 Reapers and smaller Group 2 drones. In an interview at the recent SOF Week conference, AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said USAF […]
