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Avionics
CoreAVI, Airbus Defence and Space partner to bring GPU compute for autonomous systems to market - News
March 12, 2019
AEROSPACE TECH WEEK 2019 -- MUNICH. CoreAVI and Airbus Defence and Space have joined forces to enable the use of GPU compute in airborne systems and applications that require the highest RTCA DO178C/EUROCAE ED-12C DAL A safety certifications.
A.I.
Charles River Analytics to advance AI tools for military combat medicine - News
March 11, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The U.S. Army awarded Charles River three related contracts to design artificial intelligence-based components for an Automated Ruggedized Combat Casualty Care (ARC3) system.
A.I.
Advancing AI solutions is part of Carnegie Mellon, ARL $72 million research agreement - News
March 11, 2019
ADELPHI, Md. Officials at the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army's corporate laboratory (ARL), announced that Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will lead a consortium of multiple universities to work in collaboration with the Army lab to accelerate research and development (R&D) of advanced algorithms, autonomy, and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance national security and defense.
Cyber
Leidos wins $962 million U.S. Navy cybermission engineering contract - News
March 11, 2019
RESTON, Va. Leidos has won a $962 million contract from the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic to provide engineering and information warfare services for cybermissions.
A.I.
DARPA seeks info on 3-D mapping, surveying tools for SubT Challenge - News
March 11, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking information on state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies for advanced mapping and surveying in support of its Subterranean (SubT) Challenge, during which the agency is working on ways in which georeferenced data ? geographic coordinates tied to a map or image ? can improve the speed and accuracy of warfighters in time-sensitive active combat operations and disaster-related missions in the subterranean domain -- or underground.
Unmanned
Autonomous aircraft market to be worth $23.7 billion by 2030, study says - News
March 11, 2019
NORTHBROOK, Ill. The autonomous aircraft market is projected to grow from an estimated $3.6 billion in 2018 to $23.7 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 17.06 percent during the period covered, according to a market study from MarketsandMarkets, "Autonomous Aircraft Market by Technology (Increasingly Autonomous, and Fully Autonomous), End Use (Commercial, Combat & ISR, Cargo, Passenger Air Vehicle, Personal Air Vehicle, Air Medical Services), Component, and Region -- Global Forecast 2030."
Unmanned
Northrop Grumman receives $322.5 million to proceed development of anti-radiation missiles - News
March 08, 2019
LOS ANGELES. U.S. Navy officials awarded $322.5 million to Northrop Grumman Corp. for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) program.
Unmanned
Air Force awards funding to 51 companies at Pitch Day - News
March 08, 2019
NEW YORK. At the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day event, U.S. Air Force officials selected 51 companies and released an initial award of up to $158,000 to each company totaling $8.75 million.
Unmanned
JWARN contract with DCS includes software development, R&D support - News
March 07, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va. DCS Corp. will provide technical development of the Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN) program for the Joint Program Manager Information Systems (JPM IS) in San Diego, California. The five-year contract is worth approximately $50.2 million.
Unmanned
USAF XQ-58 Valkyrie UAV completes first flight - News
March 07, 2019
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio. The U.S. Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator completed its maiden flight at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
Unmanned
Raytheon nabs $63.3 million DARPA contract for hypersonic weapons program - News
March 07, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon has signed a $63.3 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue to develop a ?tactical boost glide? (TBG) hypersonic weapons program.
Unmanned
FLIR Systems finalizes acquisition of Endeavor Robotics - News
March 07, 2019
WILSONVILLE, Ore. Mar. 4, 2019-- FLIR Systems has completed its previously announced acquisition of Endeavor Robotic Holdings -- a leading developer of battle-tested, tactical unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets -- from Arlington Capital Partners for $382 million in cash.
Avionics
Boeing completes acquisition of ForeFlight - News
March 06, 2019
CHICAGO. Web-based aviation application supplier, ForeFlight has been acquired by Boeing.
A.I.
DARPA modernizes SBIR/STTR program to increase award opportunities - News
March 06, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now planning on releasing Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) opportunities on an out-of-cycle basis, separate from the three pre-determined announcements traditionally issued directly through the Department of Defense (DoD). The change is expected to reduce the overall time from opportunity announcement to contract award.
Comms
ARL scientists use 3-D printing to fabricate ultra-strong metal parts from powder - News
March 05, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are confident that soldiers needing replacement parts will be able to turn to 3-D printers in the future to rapidly deliver reliable and ultra-strong metal parts.
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