Robotics
BAE Systems launches Robotic Operations Center
BAE Systems has launched a Robotic Operations Center (ROC) to deploy software robots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks in support of U.S. national security missions. The ROC leverages machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) to transform large volumes of data into... Read More »
University of Rochester receives $1.5M grant for quantum computing research
The National Science Foundation recently awarded the University of Rochester a $1.5 million grant quantum computing research. Researchers will use the funding to investigate the challenges of working with and stabilizing quantum particles, called qubits. The university also will use the funds to... Read More »
NNSA awards contract to Cray, Inc. to build exascale supercomputer
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has earmarked $600 million for its first exascale supercomputer, which will perform research to maintain the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The NNSA, housed under the Department of Energy, has signed an agreement with Cray Inc. to build El... Read More »
Marines evaluate CLaWS prototype
Marine Corps personnel are currently evaluating the Compact Laser Weapons System, or CLaWS, which serves as the first Department of Defense (DoD)-approved ground-based laser. The DoD has recently begun to view directed energy weapons, which are commonly known as lasers, as an affordable... Read More »
Entities partner to counter drone technology
Raytheon Company and Black Sage recently partnered as a means of enhancing integrated drone detection and mitigation initiatives. “As we saw at Gatwick and Heathrow airports, drones operating inside commercial air corridors are posing a real challenge," Todd Probert, vice president of... Read More »
Exercise tests, evaluates DIA technologies
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) personnel are espousing the benefits of the recently completed Joint Innovation Battle Lab (JIBL), an exercise targeting integration of operations, intelligence, and technology. “Our technology is cutting-edge and we’re excited to showcase it,” Matt Avery,... Read More »
Air Force works with MIT to study AI technologies
The U.S. Air Force is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through research in computational intelligence, reasoning, decision-making, autonomy, and relevant societal implications. The agreement with MIT includes... Read More »
Battelle awarded DARPA contract for bi-directional brain computer interface
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently awarded a contract to a team led by Battelle, an Ohio-based research and development company. Battelle has successfully demonstrated a brain-computer interface. This technology will be used to help DARPA’s Next-Generation... Read More »
Marine Corps upgrades multichannel radio system
The Marine Corps plans to upgrade to a multichannel radio system that enables soldiers to monitor two radio networks simultaneously. Replacing older systems makes the Marines compliant with a National Security Agency mandate requiring all radios not up to cryptographic modernization standards be... Read More »
Bomb squads participate in Robot Rodeo
Bomb squad teams are participating in the 13th annual Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico starting today. During the five-day event, 10 military and civilian teams will compete in 12 challenges to test emergency preparedness skills and... Read More »
Marine Corps Systems Command touts high-tech, innovative equipment
Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) will feature a collection of high-tech, innovative equipment at the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition. “This three-day event will showcase some of the Marine Corps’ cutting-edge capabilities and provide an opportunity to share innovative ways to equip... Read More »
Sens. Markey, Thune seek remote identification rule for drones
U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and John Thune (R-SD) are urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to publish a proposed rule for remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones. Remote identification would allow the public, the FAA, law enforcement, and... Read More »
Marines Corps bolsters GPS targeting system
As a means of aiding personnel in locating battlefield adversaries, Marine Corps officials said the branch is incorporating new technologies into existing handheld GPS targeting systems. The Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability (CLRF-IC), which officials said was fielded two years... Read More »
Sen. Hoeven lauds Super Corridor establishment
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is praising the collaboration of Grand Sky and the Harris Corporation, resulting in a new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Super Corridor in the Red River Valley. The endeavor will enable small and large unmanned aircraft to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of their... Read More »
Lockheed Martin secures electronic warfare system contract
Lockheed Martin recently secured a $20 million Navy contract to provide what officials are deeming the next generation electronic warfare system. Engineering and technical services work will be performed at the Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence in Syracuse, New York, and Manassas,... Read More »
Air Force seeking greater technology breakthroughs
Air Force officials maintain the recently unveiled Science and Technology Strategy places concentration on maximizing and expanding technological advantages in the era of the peer-to-peer threat. “This strategy isn’t just a list of technologies,” Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson... Read More »
Funds target additional sensor system development
ENSCO, Inc. has secured an 18-month, $2.9 million Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) contract to continue sensor system development initiatives. ENSCO's work would focus on SenseNet, an endeavor devoted to developing a low-cost integrated sensor... Read More »
DARPA seeking proposals for OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking proposals for the fourth swarm sprint in its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. “With OFFSET, we are expanding the tactics available to warfighters, leveraging advances in autonomous systems to address complex... Read More »
Smiths Detection wins $96.8M computed tomography contract from TSA
A $96.8 million computed tomography (CT) systems contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was awarded last week to Smiths Detection, Inc. The contract will cover the next five years, over which 300 CT systems and their affiliated equipment will be deployed at various... Read More »
Skyborg project seeks industry input for artificial intelligence initiative
The Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office at the Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking artificial intelligence (AI) industry input regarding incorporating artificial intelligence into its Skyborg unmanned combat vehicle. SDPE office is seeking to develop Skyborg, a... Read More »
DARPA seeks to automate process of scalable security for chips
Recognizing the cybersecurity dangers posed by modern chip designs and accessible devices, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created a new program dedicated to spreading scalable chip security through automation. The Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS)... Read More »
Lockheed Martin MAPS-enabled systems test lauded
Lockheed Martin and industry partners are touting the results of a recent Army Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS)-enabled systems test demonstrating the effectiveness of the active protection system. The effort supported the Army’s integration of three countermeasures and a cueing... Read More »