UNIVERSITY UPDATE: Recent RPI acquisition ushers in quantum era on U.S. campus - Story
May 16, 2024In early April 2024, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI – Troy, New York) and IBM officially unveiled the world’s first IBM quantum computer on a university campus. The IBM Quantum System One was lauded by university and company officials as key to helping the nation solve some of the world’s most complex problems, including those leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in the military and defense realm.
Radar systems from SRC to deploy on Polish armed fighting vehicles - News
May 16, 2024SYRACUSE, NY. Technology and engineering company SRC Inc. has been tapped to supply the Polish military with 15 more of the SRC SR Hawk surveillance radar systems for installation aboard Poland's BWR-1D/S Reconnaissance Fighting Vehicles.
UAS leveraging DAA system for BVLOS operations gets FAA nod - News
May 16, 2024KIRKLAND, Wash. Radar platform provider Echodyne announced that its EchoFlight radar is integrated into the American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) AiRanger aircraft, which recently obtained a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week for commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight operations, which enables AATI to use the onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) system to adhere to aircraft right-of-way rules during BVLOS operations. The waiver means that the AiRanger is the first uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to meet industry consensus standards for the DAA system, the company says.
RF decoy countermeasure deal signed between BAE Systems and U.S. Navy - News
May 15, 2024NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems signed a contract with the U.S. Navy to develop Dual Band Decoy (DBD) radio frequency (RF) countermeasures, an advanced RF self-protection jammer that shields fighter jets from enemy attacks.
EOD robots from L3Harris ordered by U.K. defense ministry - News
May 13, 2024LONDON. The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed an $18 million contract with L3Harris Technologies to supply as many as 50 medium-sized T4 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots to defeat explosive threats located within confined urban spaces.
Sensors contract worth $631 million signed between Leidos, U.S. Army - News
May 10, 2024RESTON, Va. Science and technology engineering firm Leidos won a $631 million award from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Grounds for work on the Army's Development, Integration, Acquisitions, Bridging to Logistics & Operations (DIABLO) sensors program.
Tactical networking system gets demo at SOF Week 2024 - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Tactical-communications provider Silvus Technologies is providing live demonstrations of its DOCK StreamCaster tactical networking system at this week's SOF Week exhibition, now underway in Tampa.
Converged C4ISR radio shown by L3Harris at SOF Week - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. L3Harris Technologies is showcasing its Falcon IV AN/PRC-167 multi-channel manpack radio -- a tactical radio that leverages the power of multiple tactical devices converged into a single manpack -- at this week's SOF Week exhibition.
AI company debuts new name, new Head of Product at SOF Week 2024 - News
May 08, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. DataShapes, Inc. (Charlottesville, Virginia), a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions targeting the electromagnetic spectrum, announced that it has named Kevin Larrabee as Head of Product for the company's AI technology aimed at defense and enterprise customers; at the same time, the company also unveiled the addition of "AI" to its logo and branding, to be known as DataShapes AI.
Former U.K. defense minister to keynote SOF Week on global security and SOF future - News
May 07, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 -- TAMPA, Florida. Ben Wallace, former minister of defense for the United Kingdom, will present the keynote address at SOF Week 2024 on Tuesday morning, May 8, focusing on “Lessons Learned and the Future of SOF.”
AI-enabled analytical platform showing updated applications at SOF Week - News
May 07, 2024SOF WEEK 2024--TAMPA, Fla. Open source data provider and technology company Exovera is launching advanced updates to its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled analytical platform, exoINSIGHT, at this week's SOF Week 2024 show.
UAS loitering munition system from AeroVironment chosen for DoD autonomy drive - News
May 07, 2024ARLINGTON, Va. Uncrewed aerial system (UAS) manufacturer AeroVironment (AV) reports that its Switchblade 600 loitering munition system has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Replicator initiative, the U.S. government's drive to field thousands of autonomous systems across multiple warfighting domains.
Military VTOL craft full-scale model debuts at SOF Week 2024 - News
May 07, 2024SOF WEEK 2024--TAMPA, Fla. Autonomous vehicle maker Mayman Aerospace (Long Beach, California) unveiled a full-scale model of Razor, its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) high-speed air utility vehicle, during SOF Week 2024, now underway (May 6-10) in Tampa, Florida.
SOF Week 2024 will highlight technology, professional development - News
May 02, 2024SOF WEEK 2024 --TAMPA, Fla. SOF Week, a national convention dedicated to Special Operations Forces (SOF), returns to Tampa May 6-10, with special focus this year on international attendance, new technology for the warfighter, and discussions about the future of SOF.
UUV prototype completes in-water testing for DARPA - News
May 01, 2024ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports that it accomplished full-scale, in-water testing of the Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) -- built by Northrop Grumman -- during February and March 2024.
EW tool contract cancelled by U.S. Army - News
May 01, 2024ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. The U.S. Army recently announced the cancellation of the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) task order competition under the RS3 Enterprise contract, a decision officials say was prompted by evolving requirements and a strategic realignment within the program.
AI-assisted optronics consortium formed for EU - News
April 26, 2024LA DÉFENSE, Paris. The European Commission signed a Grant Agreement for the launch of the STORE [Shared daTabase for Optronics image Recognition and Evaluation] collaborative research project, to be coordinated by Thales and funded by the EDF (European Defense Fund).
Highest level of DoD security classification now available through Game Warden platform - News
April 26, 2024WILMINGTON, Del. Second Front Systems (2F), a public-benefit software company that facilitates the delivery of mission-critical software solutions, announced that Learn to Win training software is now available for use by U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6, classified level) through 2F's Game Warden DevSecOps platform and secure cloud hosting environment.
Domestic battery tech supply chain to get boost from DIU contract - News
April 26, 2024ALPHARETTA, Ga. Energy-storage provider Stryten Energy reports that it received a contract award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Family of Advanced Standard Batteries (FAStBat) project to develop and evaluate a prototype 6T lithium-ion battery and potentially extend the technology to other cross-service platforms.
Autonomy provider ModalAI shows updated UASs at XPONENTIAL - News
April 25, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Autonomy/autopilot company ModalAI is highlighting its updated and NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] regulation-compliant versions of its VOXL 2 development uncrewed aerial system (UAS).