Four House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Departments of Homeland Affairs and Justice to seize, control or destroy drones that pose threats to the public. The Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act is the House companion of a Senate bill seeking to provide the DHS […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced on Wednesday the Safe Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence Policy, which aims to develop comprehensive legislation that would harness the potential of AI. During a keynote speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Schumer stressed the need for the government to come up with a strategy to […]
Eric Stein, U.S. Department of State deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Information Services, said the department is looking for ways to quickly process Freedom of Information Act requests using automation tools and artificial intelligence. The federal government received over 900,000 new FOIA requests in fiscal year 2022, prompting the Chief FOIA Officers […]
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 […]
Various military units worked with unmanned aerial system specialists from Skyways to test the Blue Water Logistics UAS. The tests, held on June 11 and 12, involved two drones that performed five test flights off the coast of North Carolina. Three of the tests demonstrated Blue Water’s ability to deliver parts autonomously from the USNS […]
The U.S. Navy has granted RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, a $264 million contract modification to supply 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder infrared-tracking short-range missiles and equipment such as captive air training systems. Raytheon, an RTX business, is expected to deliver the munitions to the U.S. Air Force and foreign military sales customers. Work is expected […]
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 […]
Rep. Rob Wittman has urged the U.S. military to consider the use of small, inexpensive unmanned systems to fill the capability gaps that may emerge between the time when old systems retire and when the services fully rebuild their inventory. The House Armed Services Committee has agreed to retire old ships and aircraft due to […]
