The Defense Information Systems Agency is developing a new version of its data strategy to guide the adoption of artificial intelligence for improving data analysis and decision making. In an interview with Federal News Network, Steve Wallace, the director of emerging technology and chief technology officer at DISA, said the new strategy for 2025-2027 covers […]
Cargo drone manufacturer HoverCrane has announced that it was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to provide the service with an uncrewed aerial vehicle for evaluation. The HoverCrane UAV can move payloads weighing between 10 lb and 50 lb regardless of weather conditions and take off and land in harsh terrain. It uses an open […]
Customs and Border Protection has expanded its use of unmanned aircraft systems over the last five years for search and rescue and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, among other purposes. In an interview during a webinar edition of Ask the CIO, Quinn Palmer, the national operations director for small UAS at CBP, said the agency now […]
Several artificial intelligence pilot projects, including tests on large language models and generative AI capabilities, are lined up in the first Department of Homeland Security road map for the responsible use of the technology. The programs under the DHS “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap” outlined for 2024 range from U.S. citizenship and immigration officers’ training to transforming […]
San Diego, California-based drone software developer Shield AI announced that the U.S. Navy has tapped its artificial intelligence-based autonomous pilot solution, Hivemind, for integration into the service branch’s BQM-177A aerial target drones. The company will collaborate with Kratos, the drone manufacturer, on the installation of its software to provide AI-powered crewed capabilities for fleet protection. […]
The U.S. Army has requested $120.6 million in fiscal year 2025 funding for the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program. The LASSO program is a new initiative slated for FY 2025 that can provide surveillance and lethal strike capabilities for the Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Team. According to the Army, the LASSO loitering munition, […]
Velo3D, a California-based additive manufacturing company, has secured a contract from Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. to support the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. ATI, another BPMI subcontractor for the Navy program, will operate Velo3D’s Sapphire XC large format printer to speed up parts production for the program. Sapphire XC features an integrated hardware and software […]
President Joe Biden’s $7.3 trillion fiscal year 2025 budget request would allocate $3 billion for federal artificial intelligence development, testing, acquisition and integration. The request also includes $300 million in mandatory funding to aid agencies in reducing the technology’s risks and advancing use cases for public benefit, FedScoop reported. An email shared by an Office […]
Simsbury, Connecticut-based Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense has received an $11.7 million contract from the Department of Defense’s Defense Production Act Investment program to boost the capacity of its printed circuit board assembly operations. Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, said the DPAI program is a vital contributor to the DOD’s objective […]
Palantir Technologies announced that it has secured a $178.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and deliver the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node ground station system. TITAN is a ground station that would give the Army an artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled deep sensing capability. It is designed to automate target recognition and […]
