The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2, an unmanned aerial vehicle training squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps, has received the first of eight MQ-9A Extended Range unmanned aircraft systems from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. The drone was delivered on March 18 under an Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded through the […]
A Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems team gathered industry and government representatives in a recent two-day event aimed at increasing industry awareness of the second phase of the Department of Defense’s Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program. Industry members were provided with the opportunity to have a one-on-one session with George […]
A new report from the White House highlights five recommendations to ensure that the United States remains a leader in scientific discovery by harnessing the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence. In the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s “Supercharging Research: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Meet Global Challenges” report, science and technology experts called […]
Two offices within the Department of the Air Force are planning to host three roundtable discussions with industry and academia on potential applications of generative artificial intelligence. According to a notice posted on SAM .gov, the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office will organize separate sessions for […]
Boeing and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have launched an investigation on the International Space Station National Laboratory aimed at validating a capability to create 3D maps of remote environments without the need for GPS. The project uses one of NASA’s Astrobee free-flying robots deployed to the ISS in March on SpaceX’s 30th […]
Harbec, an Addman Group business, announced that it has secured a qualification project for additive manufacturing of copper-nickel components in submarine fittings from the U.S. Navy. The vendor will tap collective expertise and resources across its seven production facilities across the United States to shorten the production time, a concern commonly associated with traditional castings. […]
The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice is requesting public feedback on the use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system. The feedback will inform a comprehensive report mandated by President Joe Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI, which emphasizes ensuring fair and impartial justice for all, FedScoop reported. According to […]
The Department of the Air Force has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Anduril to advance to the development and production phase of its collaborative combat aircraft program that started with five competing vendors. The CCA project aims to produce drones with a wide range of capabilities, including offensive strike and surveillance, for flight […]
MSBAI announced that it has completed its AFWERX Phase 2 SBIR contract, “GURU Owns the Modeling and Simulation Tech Stack.” On Monday, the U.S. Air Force received from the Air Force Techstars 2020 firm an autonomous solution for use at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Center, capable of setting up […]
Three Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regions are now accredited under the Defense Information Systems Agency’s impact level 6 for hosting secret classified data. According to Oracle, its cloud infrastructure now covers all Department of Defense impact levels, offering full support to DOD customers’ requirements. In August 2023, the company launched a solution authorized for IL 2, […]
