Amazon Web Services is extending its expertise to U.S. public sector customers to comply with the Office of Management and Budget’s mandate to strengthen the governance, innovation and risk management of artificial intelligence. With AWS’s AI and machine learning services, federal agencies have access to solutions that allow them to develop and manage AI applications […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced that its new marketplace is now operational. The CarahCloud Marketplace is the company’s digital catalog designed to simplify the acquisition process for public sector customers seeking cloud-based software products. Built using new application programming interfaces from Amazon Web Services Marketplace, CarahCloud Marketplace aims to streamline integration for independent software vendors and […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has added Anduril’s Ghost modular, multimission small uncrewed aircraft system to its Blue UAS Cleared List. The sUAS solution is designed for reconnaissance and targeting, electronic warfare and network extension applications. It runs on the Anduril Lattice operating system, allowing it to automate mission planning, airspace management and flight operations in […]
AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation hub, has awarded MatrixSpace a $1.25 million direct-to-phase Small Business Innovation Research contract to deliver a SWaP-C multifunction, multiband antenna payload for the Replicator initiative. Under the deal, MatrixSpace will develop and test SWAP payloads using the company’s existing Radar platform, which provides situational awareness for both airborne and […]
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has created an artificial intelligence-powered copilot solution to help pilots control any aircraft. Developed over three years, APL said that the AI-powered Virtual Intelligent Peer-Reasoning agent complements pilots’ abilities, acting as a situationally aware peer, a performant wingman and a cognitive support assistant. VIPR is a unique technology […]
The Missile Defense Agency, in collaboration with its partners, announced that it has completed the inaugural flight of the Hypersonic Test Bed. In the HTB-1 test, the vehicle launched into hypersonic flight, enabling the collection of data from various internal and external experiments in hypersonic environments, the MDA said. During the test, the MDA’s Hypersonic […]
The Department of the Navy is seeking proposals for a kinetic defeat solution for unmanned aircraft systems for the United States, its allies and partner forces. According to the Navy, the proposed solution needs to feature several primary attributes, including the ability to support the full kill chain with both “human in/on-the-loop” control modes and […]
The U.S. Navy is exploring ways to make cloud technology deployment viable on its vessels. According to Cmdr. Kevin White, combat systems officer aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, satellite connectivity, such as Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services, is accelerating the deployment of newly available capabilities, including the use of cloud services aboard ships. In […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded flight automation developer Merlin Labs a $105 million contract to develop reduced aircrew capabilities for the C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. Based on Small Business Innovation Research provisions, the contract entails integrating Merlin’s automation systems into the C130-J aircraft, with the potential to expand the technology across the […]
Anduril Industries announced that it will be designing, building and testing rocket motors for a highly versatile missile being developed by the U.S. Navy. Under the $19 million contract, Anduril will support the military branch in demonstrating the performance of a high-performance, 21-inch-diameter second-stage rocket motor for a Standard Missile-6 variant. The Navy plans to […]
