The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded Halvik Corp. a potential three-year, $14.6 million contract for mission support services. Jason Engleka, AI and data analytics practice lead official at Halvik, said AI has the potential to change the battlefield, and the company will do its part to support JAIC’s efforts to create innovative solutions for […]
A Department of Defense official said the U.S. Army is set to field the first battle-ready hypersonic weapon sometime in 2022 or 2023 and the U.S. Navy is expected to follow suit. Speaking at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Ascend space technology conference, Gillian Bussey, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, […]
The U.S. Navy is developing a virtual maintenance trainer for the Aegis Combat System with the goal of increasing readiness and self-sufficiency at sea. The development effort is in its final stages at the Surface Combat Systems Training Command in Dahlgren, Virginia, where the Aegis VMT is expected to be rolled out initially in the […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory is looking to establish a research and development hub to study directed energy, with full operational capability expected to be achieved by 2025. The plan comes as the U.S. aims to attain leadership in directed energy, which, according to an August report from the Air Force, poses a threat to […]
Dynetics and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will attempt to recover multiple drones after the two organizations proved that they can capture an X-61A Gremlins drone mid-flight and bring it aboard a C-130A mothership. Tim Keeter, manager for Dynetics’ Gremlins program, said on Monday that DARPA and his company must prove that they can […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is using artificial intelligence and data analytics tools to implement a paradigm shift in the kind of Marines it recruits and eventually retains in the service. On Wednesday, Gen. David Berger, the USMC’s commandant, released the Talent Management 2030 report, which outlines new ideas on staffing the service to better meet […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Aptima a four-year, $5.2 million contract to develop a smart system that can match pilot trainees with artificial intelligence-backed adversaries in air combat training simulations. As part of the contract, Aptima will oversee the development of artificial enemy pilots by seven companies: CHI Systems, Charles River Analytics, Discovery […]
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have received cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an off-board sensing station. An off-board sensing station is an unmanned fighter escort envisioned to extend the sensing range of and carry additional weapons for manned aircraft, Air Force Magazine reported. According to announcements […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has introduced a new data visualization tool that would provide insights into an increase in incidents of individuals aiming handheld laser pointers at aircraft. The data visualization tool uses Tableau software and is designed to reveal laser incident data dating back to 2010. The solution provides geographic data, per capita data […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.K. Defense Science and Technology Laboratory have demonstrated new joint machine learning algorithms that are designed to support warfighters. During the activity, operators used a common platform to share data and algorithms to support wide-area situational awareness efforts. The exercise provided information to military groups to help […]
