Red Cat Holdings has announced that the new Teal 2 military-grade small unmanned aircraft system of its subsidiary Teal Drones is now included in the Defense Intelligence Unit’s cleared drone list, called Blue UAS. According to Teal founder and CEO George Matus, securing Blue UAS certification will provide military, government and commercial customers with confidence […]
An MQ-9 Reaper drone made its first landing on a dirt strip during an Air Force Special Operations Command training exercise on June 15. Lt. Col. Brian Flanigan, director of operations for the 2nd Special Operations Squadron, said having Reaper touch down on locations other than paved runways is a significant achievement for airmen because […]
Victoria Coleman, chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has hosted a four-day foundational innovation and technology education workshop to provide participants serving the Department of the Air Force’s research enterprise with knowledge on emerging technologies essential to collaborative combat aircraft development. Officers, enlisted personnel and civilians […]
The Department of Energy has funded a research project that will explore using machine learning to reduce the costs of operating and managing commercial and industrial solar portfolios. Ecogy Energy is part of the research team, which received $230,000 of $750,000 funding the DOE awarded to advance efforts focused on developing artificial intelligence-powered solutions for […]
The Space Development Agency said two missile-warning satellites deployed in April have transmitted the first infrared images they captured using wide-field-of-view sensors. SpaceX built the satellites for the SDA’s 28-satellite Tranche 0 constellation, which is part of the agency’s planned Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture designed to speed up data transmission and enhance U.S. defense against […]
Silvus Technologies will supply StreamCaster Prism antenna radio systems to the U.S. Army under a $5.5 million contract for the Sustainment Transport System Line-of-Sight Program. The company will deliver products integrated with Silvus’ Mobile Networked MIMO waveform technology, which is designed to provide reliable, high-bandwidth, meshed video and data communications. With multiple-input, multiple-output antenna technology, […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded funding to two Louisiana State University researchers for a research project titled “Mixed Reality Visual Deception for Mission Deviation & Distraction.” The military has been employing virtual and augmented reality applications that come with cybersecurity risks. With DARPA’s $600,000 funding grant, researchers Ibrahim Baggili and Andrew Webb […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne ignited its eSR-19 solid rocket motor during a recent static fire test held at Edwards Air Force Base, California, with support from Air Force Research Laboratory. The eSR-19 will provide propulsion to the Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation Medium Range Ballistic Missile target, which Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary Coleman Aerospace developed for testing missile defense […]
The U.S. Sixth Fleet tested new unmanned technologies for mine countermeasures operations during the 52nd iteration of Baltic Operations. MCM capabilities are essential for the Navy to keep marines and sailors safe from underwater mines. Baltops 23 began on June 4 and concluded on July 16. According to Anthony Constable, Office of Naval Research science […]
A new report from the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative said the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules requiring publicly traded companies to report cyber incidents within four days would benefit investors and the cybersecurity ecosystem. According to the report, the rules would enable investors to make informed decisions and allow the creation of publicly […]
