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Cybersecurity Expert Says Crowdstrike and CDK Global Incidents Serve as Wake-Up Calls
When cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike’s platform went down in July, it became the most significant outage in the history of information technology,...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Creating and Verifying Stable AI-Controlled Systems in a Rigorous, Flexible Way
Researchers have developed new techniques that rigorously certify Lyapunov calculations in more elaborate systems. Their algorithm efficiently searches for and verifies a Lyapunov function, providing a stability guarantee for the system. Read on to learn more.
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2025 Ford Bronco Sport Proves Sasquatch Fits on Smaller SUV
It’s been four years since the Bronco Sport launched and the “baby” Bronco has been finding its place in Ford’s line-up since 2020. For the 2025 model year, Ford is adding...
Podcasts Electronics & Computers
How the Air Force Is Using AI to Fix Supply Chain Challenges
Art Sellers, SparkCognition Government Systems Interim President and General Manager, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain the new partnership using AI to improve supply chain efficiency for the U.S. Air Force.
Podcasts Design
Digital Transformation Updates at Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon
Executives from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon provide updates on their adoption and development of artificial intelligence and other new digital engineering technologies.
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SAE Media Group Acquires Leading Community Hub for C-UAS Professionals
(New York and London) – SAE Media Group has completed the acquisition of C-UAS Hub (cuashub.com), a premier resource for news and actionable information in the...
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Space Docking and Satellite AI Research
Can electro adhesive forces help ease the process of docking in-orbit satellites? A team of industry and University of Colorado Boulder researchers is determined to find out.
Articles Regulations/Standards
Realizing Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles
Severe driver shortages, rising fuel and material costs, escalating demand for freight transport, higher sustainability requirements – there is no shortage of challenges facing the transport...
Technology Report Materials
UX Work Underway to Make Alphabet Soup, Control Icons Easier on Drivers
At the InCabin USA interior vehicle technology expo in Detroit in May, Ford customer research lead Susan Shaw said that the sea of letters around ADAS features and...
Original Equipment Manned Systems
Volvo Hits Milestones for Autonomous Trucks and Electrified Off-Highway Machine
Volvo made several key announcements at the 2024 ACT Expo in Las Vegas. The company also reaffirmed its goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions with a 100%...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Are Today’s Sensors Ready for Next-Level Automated Driving?
SAE Level 3 automated driving marks a clear break from the lower levels of driving assistance since that is the dividing line where the driver can be freed to focus on things...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
First Air Force Unmanned Traffic Management System Deployed at MacDill
Air Mobility Command, or AMC, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, began assessing the AFRL Collaborative...
Technology Report Unmanned Systems
AutoSens: RFpro Reveals ‘Massive, Complicated’ LA Model
Simulation company rFpro has already mapped over 180 digital locations around the world, including public roads, proving grounds and race circuits. But the company’s latest is...
News Unmanned Systems
Quantifying Generative AI in Defense Applications
DARPA seeks proposals for the new Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) program that aims to develop technology to assess and enable the guaranteed performance of generative AI.
INSIDER Aerospace
WATCH: Air Force Research Lab's First Flight of XQ-67A Drone
The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully flew the first of a second- generation of Autonomous Collaborative Platforms known as the XQ-67A demonstrator, built and flown in...
INSIDER Software
Air Force Launches New NIPRGPT Generative AI Tool
The U.S. Air Force has launched its own experimental new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool in an effort to give Airmen and Space Force Guardians the ability to potentially create...
On-Demand Webinars Unmanned Systems
Virtual Twin as an Accelerator of ADAS and AD Development
The automotive sector faces deep transformation — autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) represent a critical domain in the change ahead. AD/ADAS...
On-Demand Webinars Defense
Testing New Unmanned Aircraft Technologies
Unmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as “drones,” are one of the fastest growing areas of modern technology — whether we’re talking about the complex hunter/killer and surveillance systems...
INSIDER Defense
Air and Space Force Joint Team Completes Two Intercontinental Missile Tests
For the second time in a week, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen supported by Space Force Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Four Companies to Design Air Force Enterprise Test Drone Prototypes
The U.S. Air Force Armament Directorate (AFLCMC/EB) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have partnered to identify and prototype commercial and dual-use technology...
Q&A Defense
Kodiak Adapts Autonomous Tech for Military Vehicles
Kodiak Robotics launched its first autonomous military prototype vehicle in December 2023 – a Ford F-150 upfitted with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Developed for the Department...
INSIDER Defense
German Air Force Starts Flight Testing New Heron ISR Drone
The German Air Force has started a six month flight testing program with its new German Heron Turboprop (TP) drone, according to recent updates published by Airbus and the...
INSIDER AR/AI
Chevron Waiver Unlocks New Era for BVLOS Commercial Drone Operations in US
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on May 8, 2024 issued a first-of-its kind exemption to Pennsylvania-based drone maker American Aerospace Technologies, Inc....
Technology Report Power
UAE Previews Autonomous Future at DriftX
Publicly available autonomous vehicles have been operating in Abu Dhabi since 2021, providing over 16,000 rides covering more than 300,000 km (186,400 miles). If the organizers and supporters of the...
News Imaging
Advancing HMI Development of ADAS and Active Safety Systems
The advancement of vehicles with enhanced safety and infotainment features has made evaluating human-machine interfaces (HMI) in modern commercial and industrial vehicles crucial....
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Two Prototypes Selected for Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
The U.S. Air Force has selected Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to continue into the next phase of detailed designs, manufacture, and...
News Electronics & Computers
WCX 2024: The Technologies That Will Define Future Mobility
The migration to vehicle electrification and autonomy is ushering in product development changes with software coding and artificial intelligence (AI) performing disruptor roles....
Technology Report Software
Volvo EX90 Uses AI, NVIDIA SoC to Make Automated Driving Safer
As head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, Alwin Bakkenes is involved not just with all of the software and electronics in Volvo’s vehicles but also the automaker’s...
INSIDER AR/AI
Japanese Army to Test First Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The Japanese Ministry of Defence has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Rheinmetall that could pave the way for future deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) by the...
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Off-Highway Hybrids Are Entering Prime Time
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Designing Next-Generation Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology for Better Life in...
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Barracuda: Anduril's New Software-Defined Autonomous Air Vehicles
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The Testing Equipment You Need to Keep Pace with Evolving EV...
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