The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has provided details of the 4th Fleet’s unmanned surface vessel tests during the Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event in October. Capt. Matthew Lehmann of the Program Executive Office of Unmanned and Small Combatants’ PMS 420 said sailors tested the Textron Common USV, which was equipped with the LIG Nex1-made Poniard […]
RTX business Raytheon has completed a technical review and prototype fit-check for the U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Air Launch Offensive Anti-Surface platform. Raytheon used digital and model-based engineering techniques to create the digital and physical design concepts of the HALO prototype. The company also fitted the weapon platform on an F/A-18 Super Hornet in the fall, […]
The AUKUS military alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has achieved some gains cooperating in the digital fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, a U.S. Department of Defense official said. Michael Horowitz, DOD deputy assistant secretary for force development and emerging capabilities, stressed that software is not a barrier to AI […]
Digital transformation company VTG has announced a five-year, $80 million prime contract from the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs unit to provide engineering support to the Conventional Prompt Strike initiative. Through CPS, the Navy aims to acquire a hypersonic weapon to execute long-range strikes against time-critical, high-value targets, VTG said Tuesday. The service branch intends […]
The Department of Defense is increasing its hypersonic flight tests amid growing tension between the United States and China. To address the issue, the Defense Department’s Test Resource Management Center has been focused on two hypersonic flight tests over the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. TRMC recently received three uncrewed Range Hawk aircraft as […]
A partnership between Venus Aerospace and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will undertake simulation flight tests on rotating detonation rocket engines. According to Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based hypersonic flight platforms developer, the tests will involve its engine injector design for a hypersonic RDRE, which has delivered the highest performance and longest detonation engine operation in […]
A bipartisan group of senators has urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to earmark $10 million in fiscal year 2024 funding to support an artificial intelligence policy unit within the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In a letter sent Friday, Sens. Maria Cantwell, Martin Heinrich, Mike Rounds and Todd Young wrote that the U.S. Artificial […]
The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology is preparing to host a virtual conference to discuss artificial intelligence-related developments. The FTC Tech Summit will focus on AI adoption; the connection of AI and other technologies like cloud, data, infrastructure, and microchips; and the application of AI in consumer applications. The event will feature remarks by […]
Ondas Holdings announced that its American Robotics subsidiary has enrolled the Optimus System in the Green UAS program. Green UAS is a program administered by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems designed to establish unmanned aerial system security measures and foster a safe and competitive drone market. It also gives companies a standardized route to […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has trained 100 pilots to fly the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system, exceeding the service’s expectations in 2022. The training milestone is part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to extend its drone-based ISR capabilities by equipping new squadrons with unmanned systems. In 2022, the USMC had trained just 38 pilots out […]
