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A.I.

AI-enabled rugged 360-degree video part from OSS gets U.S. Army order - News

April 03, 2024

ESCONDIDO, Calif. Rugged high-performance computing supplier One Stop Systems (OSS) recently received a new purchase order from the U.S. Army to design and manufacture an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled video concentrator intended for use on U.S. Army land vehicles such as the Stryker, Bradley, and Abrams combat vehicles.

Unmanned

AI-piloted drone completes test for Kratos, Shield AI - News

April 02, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos and Shield AI recently completed the initial phase of AI-piloted flight testing using the Kratos Tactical Firejet, the companies announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Electromagnetic Battle Management prototype to be developed for DISA by Palantir - News

April 02, 2024

DENVER, Colorado. Palantir Technologies won a contract to from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to create the Electromagnetic Battle Management - Joint Decision Support (EMBM-J DS) Prototype, the company announced in a statement.

Unmanned

SM-6 missile intercepts ballistic target in U.S. Navy test - News

April 01, 2024

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target in an at-sea test with the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) developed by Raytheon, the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

CENTCOM enterprise IT infrastructure to get $922 million GDIT boost - News

April 01, 2024

FALLS CHURCH, Va. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) won a contract worth $922 million to modernize the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM) enterprise IT infrastructure.

Avionics

First P-8A Poseidon aircraft undergoes new upgrades - News

March 29, 2024

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland. The U.S. Navy began an enhancement of its P-8A Poseidon aircraft fleet with Increment 3 Block 2 modifications, delivering the first aircraft for this upgrade to Boeing on March 27, Naval Air Systems Command announced.

Unmanned

Hypersonic drone to take first flight later this year - News

March 29, 2024

ATLANTA, Georgia. Hermeus will conduct its first flight of the uncrewed hypersonic Quarterhorse Mk 1 later this year at Edwards Air Force Base, the company announced in a statement.

Radar/EW

Rugged components may benefit from diamond transistors, researchers say - News

March 29, 2024

WENHEIM, Germany. Researchers in Japan report that they created the first "n-channel" diamond-based transistor, which they say brings the scientific computing community closer to processors that can operate at super-high temperatures, according to findings in the scientific journal Advanced Science. 

Comms

Advanced C4I upgrade to European artillery to be performed by Elbit Systems - News

March 28, 2024

HAIFA, Israel. An unnamed European nation chose Elbit Systems' Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) solution to modernize its 155mm howitzer battalions, according to a statement from the company.

Avionics

Augmented reality technology for UK pilot training to be developed by AERALIS, Red 6 - News

March 28, 2024

LONDON, England. Open software architecture pilot training company AERILS signed a memorandum of understanding with Red 6, a firm specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) technology, to create systems for pilot training, the companies announced in a statement.

Unmanned

Netherlands MQ-9A drones to be upgraded by General Atomics - News

March 27, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has tasked General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) with upgrading their fleet of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the company announced in a statement.

Cyber

Cyber contract for DISA signed with IT firm ValidaTek - News

March 27, 2024

MCLEAN, Va. IT consulting firm ValidaTek secured a contract with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that it says will help the agency maintain the availability, security, and stability of its infrastructure.

Radar/EW

SOSA aligned wideband multichannel RF digitizers from Analog Devices aim at reduced SWaP - News

March 27, 2024

WILMINGTON, Mass. The Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) ADSY1100 series is a family of wideband multichannel RF digitizers in a 3U VPX SOSA [Sensor Open Systems Architecture] aligned format, aimed at use in electronic test and measurement systems, radar/communications systems, electronic warfare (EW), phased-array radar systems, and broadband communications applications. 

Unmanned

eVTOL aircraft research to be spearheaded by Aurora, Zurich University team - News

March 26, 2024

ZURICH, Switzerland. A joint initiative between Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Engineering and Aurora Swiss Aerospace is advancing research in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Aurora announced in a statement.

Cyber

Airbus acquires INFODAS to boost cybersecurity portfolio - News

March 26, 2024

MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space will acquire INFODAS, a German firm specializing in cybersecurity and IT solutions that serves the public sector and focuses on defense and critical infrastructure, the company announced in a statement.