Teleidoscope Receives $100M Contract to Enhance US Capital Region Air Defense System

California-based automation and augmented reality solutions provider Teleidoscope has won a potential $100 million contract to modernize the National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System. The contractor will replace parts of NCR-IADS with artificial intelligence-enabled solutions, ensuring the defense system can stop unauthorized aircraft from flying over the U.S. capital region. Teleidoscope founder Matt Rabinovitch said […]

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

NASA and Partners Developing Automation Software for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicle

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility researchers are collaborating with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Sikorsky to develop software for safe automated flights carrying passengers and cargo. The research, which is being conducted at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will eventually test the software installed on two highly specialized helicopters as experimental […]

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Arthur McMiler

Japan, United States Seek to Develop Hypersonic Missile Interceptor Capability

The United States and Japan are expected to agree to develop a missile that can intercept Chinese, Russian and North Korean hypersonic projectiles. According to a report by the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will assent to the deal during a trilateral summit with South Korean President Yoon […]

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Deloitte Offers Expanded Product Suite for AI Implementation in Public Sector, Higher Education Institutions

Deloitte has expanded its CortexAI for Government portfolio to provide public sector organizations and higher education institutions with the latest artificial intelligence, machine learning and process automation solutions. The next-generation product suite aims to help customers implement generative AI and ML solutions in a safe, secure and ethical manner to improve their service delivery applications, […]

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Teal Drones to Provide US Air Force With Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

Teal Drones, a Red Cat Holdings subsidiary, has secured a $2.6 million purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency for small unmanned aerial systems. Teal Drones will deliver 172 Teal 2 sUAS units, spare parts and training services to the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, which defends Air Force bases and installations. Teal 2, designed […]

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Biden Administration to Hold Contest to Increase AI Use in Cybersecurity

The Biden administration is putting up a total of $25.5 million in prize money for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-led competition to address software vulnerabilities using artificial intelligence. Of that sum, DARPA has set $7 million aside for small business participants. A qualifying event for the AI Cyber Challenge will take place in spring […]

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Sen. Mark Warner Raises Concerns About Google’s Medical AI Tool

Sen. Mark Warner has questioned the readiness of Google’s medical artificial intelligence tool, citing reports of repeated inaccuracies and concerns by company researchers. In a letter to Google on Tuesday, he said the premature rollout of the Med-PaLM 2 large language model could diminish trust in medical institutions, worsen racial differences in health outcomes and […]

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Noah Lowell

US Air Force Seeks Production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft by the 2030s

The U.S. Air Force wants its contractors to create collaborative combat aircraft – unmanned aerial vehicles that can fly alongside manned aircraft operated by the Air Force and the Navy. According to Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft at the Air Force, officials want to start producing CCAs before […]

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

NSWC Panama City Partners With Sagetech Avionics on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Sagetech Avionics to explore the integration of identification friend or foe capabilities in unmanned aircraft systems. The research supports NSWC PCD’s development of a low-cost expendable UAS featuring a new deployment method to expand its advantage for the U.S. Navy. According […]

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Arthur McMiler

US Army Plans to Procure Kamikaze Drones for Infantry Units

The U.S. Army has established a new program that will provide infantry units with loitering attack munitions, known as kamikaze drones, according to Doug Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. In a recent meeting with reporters, Bush said the military branch may procure different versions of drones under the […]

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Lauren Grey

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