The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to field sensors that can monitor radio signals sent or received by unmanned aerial vehicles and those that use auditory cues for drone recognition. Speaking at the Modern Day Marine conference, Capt. Taylor Barefoot, the counter-unmanned aerial systems capabilities integration officer in the Marine Corps’ Capabilities Development Directorate, said […]
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot announced that it has granted the initial 35 projects access to resources needed to pursue responsible development of AI. Led by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, the initial batch of projects will have access to the Delta computing system at the National Center for […]
The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2, an unmanned aerial vehicle training squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps, has received the first of eight MQ-9A Extended Range unmanned aircraft systems from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. The drone was delivered on March 18 under an Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded through the […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has incorporated AgEagle’s eBee TAC drone into its recent training program for national guardsmen. The eBee TAC is the first fixed-wing drone approved by the Defense Innovation Unit for operation over people. It adheres to the National Defense Authorization Act regulations, AgEagle said. The USACE’s Unmanned Aviation System Basic […]
A series of recently completed field tests is advancing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Manta Ray unmanned underwater vehicle program to the next phase of testing for transition to the U.S. Navy. According to the agency, the latest tests involved Northrop Grumman’s demonstration of a Manta Ray prototype off the Southern California coast in […]
Boeing and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have launched an investigation on the International Space Station National Laboratory aimed at validating a capability to create 3D maps of remote environments without the need for GPS. The project uses one of NASA’s Astrobee free-flying robots deployed to the ISS in March on SpaceX’s 30th […]
Two offices within the Department of the Air Force are planning to host three roundtable discussions with industry and academia on potential applications of generative artificial intelligence. According to a notice posted on SAM .gov, the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office will organize separate sessions for […]
A new report from the White House highlights five recommendations to ensure that the United States remains a leader in scientific discovery by harnessing the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence. In the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s “Supercharging Research: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Meet Global Challenges” report, science and technology experts called […]
A Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems team gathered industry and government representatives in a recent two-day event aimed at increasing industry awareness of the second phase of the Department of Defense’s Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed program. Industry members were provided with the opportunity to have a one-on-one session with George […]
The Department of the Air Force has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Anduril to advance to the development and production phase of its collaborative combat aircraft program that started with five competing vendors. The CCA project aims to produce drones with a wide range of capabilities, including offensive strike and surveillance, for flight […]
