The Air Force Research Laboratory is investing in several science and technology projects aimed at addressing challenges related to energy efficiency and emission reduction, according to a senior official. Kristen Baldwin, a deputy assistant secretary in the Air Force’s acquisition office, said AFRL is working on next-generation turbine engines as part of the service’s advanced […]
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Device Activity is conducting market research on wearable medical devices that can protect service members from traumatic brain injuries. In a request for information, the USAMMDA said it is interested in wearable devices that can prevent or at least reduce the risk of TBI when a service member is exposed […]
The Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center‘s Joint Common Foundation has reached initial operating capability, according to a senior official. JAIC Director Michael Groen, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said the center has already begun onboarding users from the military services, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “The JCF is live, we have […]
The Department of Defense has selected nuclear companies BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy to continue work on a project that seeks to develop small, portable nuclear reactors for use by military officers on the battlefield. Under new Project Pele agreements with the Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office, the two companies will continue to support the […]
The Marine Corps seeks to refine its combat training course to enable Marines to take on bigger roles in future battlefields. The idea is to modify the current four-week infantry course, known as Marine Combat Training, to focus more on lethality. MCT is a condensed infantry training program taken up by non-infantry Marines after boot […]
Red 6, a California-based defense technology company, is in the final stages of developing its video game-like training simulator for Air Force fighter pilots, according to an executive from the company. CEO and founder Dan Robinson said Red 6 spent the past three years working with the Air Force to develop the Advanced Tactical Augmented […]
Boeing has inducted the first jet that is part of a five-year modification program for the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet. The Growler was inducted into the program at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. The Boeing aircraft is an advanced airborne electronic attack platform designed to jam threat forces’ radar and communications signals. […]
Northrop Grumman is set to receive a sole-source contract from the Navy to enable officers aboard the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to control unmanned air vehicles. The contract will require Northrop to modify the E-2D aircraft’s mission computer and display software. The contract supports the Navy’s vision of coordinating missions through manned-unmanned teaming, Flight Global reported. […]
The Army is gearing up for a major company-level soldier assessment of its light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicle prototypes. Since receiving all four RCV-Light vehicles and a partially completed RCV-M over the past couple of months, the Army equipped the prototypes with the government-developed Robotic Technology Kernel autonomy software. Both RCV prototypes are set […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with Intel to advance the domestic development of application-specific integrated circuit platforms. ASICs are specialized integrated circuits designed to excel in a specific task rather than be used for general purposes. The three-year Structured Array Hardware for Automatically Realized Applications partnership will enable the design of ASICs […]
