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INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
DoD Replicator Low Cost Autonomy Initiative is Not a New Program of Record, Hicks Says
During an appearance at a Defense News conference last week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks provided more details about the new...
INSIDER Defense
Army Launches M1E3 Tank Development, Cancels M1 Abrams Upgrade Program
U.S. Army officials are cancelling their current upgrade plans for the M1 Abrams main battle tank in favor of a more significant modernization effort, the service...
INSIDER AR/AI
Texas A&M Researchers Developing Algorithm to Automate Aircraft Ship Landings
Landing a helicopter on a ship’s flight deck is one of the most challenging and complex maneuvers demanded of a Navy pilot. Unlike a runway, the landing area of...
INSIDER Defense
Osprey MK III Completes First Autonomous Flight
As part of Eglin Air Force Base's new Autonomy, Data, and AI Experimentation Proving Ground (ADAx) effort , the Osprey MK III unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently completed its first...
INSIDER Aerospace
EASA Ready to Adopt Final Regulations for eVTOL Operations
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed rules for safe operations of electric vertical take-off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL), paving the way for these...
INSIDER Propulsion
New Transatlantic Partnership Targets Hall Thrusters for Spacecraft Electric Propulsion
Pulsar Fusion has announced a new trans-Atlantic partnership funded by the U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) between the space propulsion system manufacturer and...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Intelligent Gateway Connects Aircraft to Space Force Unified Data Library in Northern Edge Exercise
During the latest demonstration in the U.S. Indo Pacific Command's 2023 Northern Edge exercise series, an intelligence data gathering and...
INSIDER AR/AI
AI Algorithms Fly Uncrewed XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone for Three Hour Sortie
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers and researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) agents or algorithms to fly an unmanned XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft on a...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Air Force Awards JetZero $235 Million to Develop Blended Wing Body Demonstrator
The Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded a $235 million contract to JetZero for the "next phase of a blended wing body (BWB)...
INSIDER Software
AI-Enabled Detection System Set To Replace Aging Airspace Awareness System
Execution of new fielding and funding strategies will lead to the delivery of a cutting-edge surveillance, identification, and tracking system that monitors and...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Army Makes Progress on New Bomb Suit Helmet Development
U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are helping the Army improve state-of-the-art combat helmets to better protect them on high-stakes missions.
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
New Synthetic Quantum Nanostructures Program Targets Synthetic Metamaterial Development
Current approaches for quantum computing, sensing, communications, and signal-processing rely on superconducting electronic devices that can manipulate or...
INSIDER AR/AI
Department of Defense Establishes New Generative AI Task Force
The Department of Defense has established its new generative artificial intelligence (AI) task force, Task Force Lima, according to an Aug. 10 press release. The new task force...
INSIDER Software
Tanker Intelligent Gateway Tested During Joint Exercise with Australia, UK and US Air Force
During Joint Exercise Northern Edge 2023, participants from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center...
INSIDER Manned Systems
F-35 Crash Caused by Wake Turbulence and Flight Control System Error
The October 2022 crash of an F-35A at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah was caused by wake turbulence from a preceding aircraft and erroneous air data inputs to the flight...
INSIDER Research Lab
Air Force to Buy Archer eVTOL Under New Contracts
The U.S. Air Force signed a new series of partnership contracts with Santa Clara, California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) maker Archer Aviation worth up to $142...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Collins Opens $14 Million Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Facility in Iowa
Collins Aerospace celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion to its additive manufacturing facility in West Des Moines, Iowa last week. The 9,000 square foot...
INSIDER Imaging
Teledyne FLIR to Produce 1,000 Pocket-Sized Drones for Use in Ukraine
Norway's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has placed an order with Teledyne FLIR Defense to procure Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems for use in Ukraine. The order...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
11 Companies to Develop New Space Exploration 'Tipping Point' Technologies
A total of 11 U.S.-based companies will develop new technologies ranging from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing under NASA's sixth annual...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Moonlighter Satellite to Host First On-Orbit Cybersecurity Challenge
Moonlighter reached low earth orbit July 5 after a short visit at the International Space Station (ISS) and is on track for its inaugural mission: to host an on-orbit...
INSIDER Aerospace
Apache Version 6.5 Software Upgrade on Track to Fly This Year
The U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is and will remain the Army’s Attack helicopter for the foreseeable future. The AH-64E Version 6.5 (V6.5), is the next version of the...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Boeing to Leverage Intel 18A Fabrication in Next Generation Aerospace Microelectronics
Boeing is working with Intel under a new strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor technology across the aerospace industry, with the intent to...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Four Critical Topics in Comparing and Evaluating C-UAS Technologies
With the growing threat of drone incidents worldwide, the demand for counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) detection and mitigation technologies continues to expand....
INSIDER Transportation
DIU to Evaluate Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New Army Reserve Program
The Army Reserve continues to implement clean energy solutions to increase sustainability, enhance mission readiness, and maintain the pace with the evolving...
INSIDER Software
SHARE Software Enables Reliable Tactical Edge Communications Between US, Allied Partners
The Defense Advanced Project Research Agency’s (DARPA’s) Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program...
INSIDER Research Lab
Aurora Develops Adaptive Control Architecture for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, is developing and testing machine learning-based introspection technologies aimed to enable physical systems, in this case...
INSIDER Defense
Even with Reforms, DoD Struggles with Speed of New Weapons Development
The Department of Defense (DoD) continues to face challenges quickly developing innovative new weapons. These challenges persist even with recent reforms to its...
INSIDER AR/AI
Darkhive Enters Next Phase of Drone Autonomy Development for US Air Force AFWERX
Darkhive Inc., a San Antonio-based autonomous uncrewed systems developer specializing in defense and public safety solutions, announced the award of a $5...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Report Highlights Need for Department-Wide Guidance in DoD's AI Acquisition Strategy
The Department of Defense (DoD) designated artificial intelligence (AI) a top modernization area and is allocating considerable spending to develop AI...
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