Australian additive manufacturing company SPEE3D will deliver to the U.S. Navy a 3D printing technology that would create submarine parts. Under the partnership, the Navy will determine if SPEE3D’s metal cold spray additive manufacturing technology can produce components that meet the service’s engineering, quality and safety requirements. SPEE3D said its CSAM technology could manufacture submarine […]
The Department of Defense’s Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded rocket propulsion company Ursa Major a contract to advance the United States’ hypersonics defense programs and space launch capabilities. Under the contract, Ursa Major will develop and test a prototype of the new Draper engine for hypersonics and develop a 200,000 pound thrust Arroway rocket […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is seeking industry feedback to determine how artificial intelligence could impact national security in the future and to identify ways AI can improve U.S. productivity, advance equity and bolster democracy and civic participation while mitigating its risks. According to a request for information, the consultation will inform […]
Analysis and information management small business Knowesis has secured a spot on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s five-year Artificial Intelligence Talent 2.0 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company is expected to provide personal and technical support, such as Agile development, SecDevOps, cybersecurity and risk management, systems engineering, machine learning model development, data science and training programs to […]
Researchers from Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, Boise State University and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have interlocked three large databases that contain information on computer vulnerabilities, weaknesses and possible attack patterns to help defenders determine and prevent cyber attacks as quickly as possible. PNNL Chief Computer Scientist Mahantesh Halappanavar said cyber […]
The Department of Defense is seeking statutory authority to be able to financially contribute to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic. Created in 2022, DIANA works to support cutting-edge and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, hypersonics, space and quantum developed in cooperation with allied nations as part of […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory recently demonstrated the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, a counter-drone swarm technology that uses microwaves to shoot down targets. According to the AFRL, the THOR showcase on April 5 was the first time that the solution was tested against actual drones. Adrian Lucero, THOR program manager at the AFRL Directed Energy […]
Amentum will provide Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division’s Strategic Systems Hardware Division with research and development, analysis, testing, technology transfer, and systems engineering services in support of missions focused on assessing and enhancing hypersonics, undersea sensors and advanced materials. Work will be performed under a potential five-year, $70 million contract awarded through the Department […]
Technology experts in the academe are worried that vacancies in key government positions related to the governance and oversight of artificial intelligence will significantly affect the ethical and safe use of AI and expose concerned agencies to systematic vulnerabilities and malicious exploitation. Former National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office Director and current AI Tennessee Initiative Director […]
Reps. Rob Wittman and Dutch Ruppersberger have proposed the creation of a Department of Defense office that would facilitate the military’s deployment of autonomous technologies amid a growing focus on artificial intelligence across the service branches. If the Autonomous Systems Adoption and Policy Act is passed, a Joint Autonomy Office would be established under the […]
