The U.S. Army is continuing to work on creating trusted environments to help with the development and validation of artificial intelligence-powered solutions for integration with weapons and other systems. Project Linchpin, initially conceptualized in 2022, aims to produce a safe mechanism to continuously integrate AI and machine learning capabilities into the service branch’s programs. The […]
The U.S. Air Force is using the Department of Defense’s Quick Start rapid acquisition authority to initiate work on a resilient national GPS position, navigation and timing capability and command, control and communications battle management for moving targets. With the Quick Start authority, the service branch can start any new programs without waiting for Congress […]
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are working to test the possibility of using artificial intelligence algorithms in air combat. Through the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the two organizations are using an X-62A VISTA aircraft from the DARPA Air Combat Evolution program to assess the viability […]
A new batch of projects will receive funding through the Department of Defense’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies pilot program. Among the 13 new projects identified by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering are the Communications Mobile Gateway Buoy for the Navy, the Family of Systems […]
The Missile Defense Agency will soon name the contractor that will advance to the next phase of a program focused on developing the next homeland missile defense interceptor. In 2021, the MDA awarded Next Generation Interceptor contracts to a Northrop Grumman-Raytheon team and a Lockheed Martin-Aerojet Rocketdyne team to develop the weapon system. According to […]
Over 500 of the sharpest minds in government technology gathered at the Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church, Virginia on March 21st to discuss the hottest topic in the industry: artificial intelligence. The 5th Annual AI Summit was Potomac Officers Club’s most popular and thrilling event yet! Below you’ll find highlights worth remembering from the […]
The U.S. Navy’s new robotics warfare specialist rating signals a focus on developing expertise in autonomous warfighting systems, according to the service’s top civilian official. At the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, highlighted the rating as essential to the service’s goal of a […]
Radha Plumb, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, has taken her oath of office as the new chief digital and artificial intelligence officer. Before taking on the role, she served as deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. She replaces Craig Martell, who departed the Department of Defense earlier in April. As CDAO, Plumb […]
NASA is seeking to advance its global leadership in preserving space through the Space Sustainability Strategy that the agency rolled out on Tuesday. According to Pam Melroy, NASA deputy administrator and a Wash100 award winner, the already busy space is “only getting busier,” and the strategy’s implementation is a timely move to ensure that the […]
Senior U.S. Air Force officials, led by Secretary Frank Kendall, a 2024 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, observed the Agile Combat Employment capability of Kadena Air Base during a visit to the Okinawa military facility on April 6. The visitors, including Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. […]
