The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is taking a cautious approach to implementing artificial intelligence-powered solutions across the organization. In an interview with DefenseScoop, Anna Rubinstein, chief of responsible artificial intelligence at the NGA, disclosed how the experiences she gained from working on Project Maven are helping build enterprise capabilities and processes to support the agency. Since […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has released a spending plan for its $983 million fiscal year 2024 budget, signed into law in March. Under the plan, the allocation will prioritize four categories: expanding and accelerating uncrewed system initiatives and other strategic projects; launching new projects focused on counter-unmanned aerial systems and other new projects in strategic […]
GE Aerospace has secured a NASA contract for Phase 2 of the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core project, allowing it to continue its progress on developing an aircraft engine core demonstrator. The aircraft engine supplier will support the U.S. space agency’s development of a hybrid electric demonstrator engine that will integrate electric motors and generators in […]
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 […]
The U.S. Army will test a generative artificial intelligence solution in July to support laborious tasks, according to Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software. Speaking at Defense One’s Tech Summit on Tuesday, Swanson, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the test to be conducted within the […]
HashiCorp is supporting zero trust deployment efforts within the Department of Defense and its components with its two products: the Vault identity broker and credential access and management tool and the Consul service networking platform. With the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Zero Trust Model focusing on securing person entity to non-person entity access, […]
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 […]
The Department of Energy has allocated up to $900 million to support the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of strengthening the domestic nuclear industry. In support of President Joe Biden’s Invest in America agenda, the DOE will fund the initial rollout of Generation III+ small modular reactor technologies. Funding will come from a bipartisan infrastructure law designed […]
The U.S. Army is developing novel see-through augmented reality display optics for dismounted soldier vision system use. On Tuesday, Kopin announced that it had received a contract from the Army to support the Integrated Visual Acuity System, the service branch’s AR optics development effort. The contract entails the development of novel AR optics that offer […]
