House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would direct the Department of Homeland Security to create a plan for how to improve security at the northern and southern borders using emerging technologies. If enacted, the Integrated New Technologies to Empower Law Enforcement at Our Borders Act would require DHS to identify and deploy relevant emerging technologies […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center seeks to adopt two new contract vehicles to speed up artificial intelligence purchases as soon as it establishes its own acquisition authority. Fedscoop reports that the AI hub’s potential vehicles will comprise two traditional contracts within the boundaries of the Federal Acquisition Regulation that will be utilized to procure data […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is moving forward with its goal of building an AI development space consisting of cloud platforms where military developers can make the most of the emerging technology, according to a report by Bloomberg Government. The development environment, known as the Joint Common Foundation, will be supported by several cloud […]
The federal government has launched a pilot program to test the capabilities of Sparrowhawk counter-unmanned aerial vehicle drones designed to defend U.S. Special Forces. Twelve systems will be tested on their ability to help in executing complex tasks on the battlefield while minimizing associated risks. “This joint activity implements novel technological capabilities taken from the […]
The Trump administration has issued the nation’s first complete policy defining ways to secure outer space technologies against cyberthreats. The policy the White House has released outlines five main cybersecurity principles for outer space systems. These include ensuring that space systems and supporting programs are designed with established cybersecurity protocols in mind, incorporating cybersecurity into […]
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's new deputy chief information officer, has pledged to focus on modernizing cybersecurity practices and employing new technologies across the service. Promoted in August from her previous role as chief transformation officer, Knausenberger sees her new responsibilities only as an extension of her previous ones. As deputy CIO, she is responsible […]
The University of Notre Dame has launched a new hypersonic technology effort and has begun creating several new wind tunnels for testing. Thomas Corke, an engineering professor at Notre Dame, identified 11 technologies he believes are key to the development of hypersonic vehicles, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. “I began to reach out to faculty […]
The Navy plans to invest heavily in a ship-mounted cloud computing infrastructure that will serve as a foundation for network-based naval warfare in the future. The Naval Sea Systems Command's plan involves the installation of tactical edge computing infrastructure on its fleet of aircraft carriers and amphibious ships, among other vessels. The infrastructure is expected to […]
The Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have completed captive carry tests of two hypersonic weapon variants built by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. Both weapons, which were developed as part of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program run by the Air Force and DARPA, are said to be capable of sustained flights […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Citadel Defense a $12.2M contract for Titan counter-small unmanned aerial systems, which the government vetted against over a dozen counter-drone solutions. Titan serves as a stand-alone C-sUAS platform that was designed to work in fixed, mobile and dismounted operations and simplify troops' lifecycle and sustainment challenges, Citadel said Tuesday. […]
