AirMap, an intelligence platform for drones, and Raytheon recently announced that they have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. The […]
The engineering association, SAE International, recently announced the formation of the ‘SAE G-34 Committee for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Aviation Systems.’ The standards committee has been formed to evaluate applications of AI usage in aviation […]
The Department of Homeland Security has selected eight companies to further develop smart cities prototype technologies for the commercial marketplace under the second phase of its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Smart Cities Internet of […]
Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson recently announced a contract with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to start a new accelerator which will focus on accelerating artificial intelligence technologies that could improve Air Force […]
Ohio-based electric utility, American Electric Power (AEP), and Honda are partnering to explore possible uses for used electric vehicle (EV) batteries, including renewables integration, while also seeking to address several challenges associated with the expansion […]
Researchers led by Andrew Rae of the University of the Highlands and Islands Perth College in Scotland have developed and flown the first aircraft powered by variable-buoyancy propulsion. The ‘Phoenix’ demonstrator aircraft uses a technology […]
Technical advisory services firm American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Google Cloud, and Ukrainian software company SoftServe have completed a pilot project using artificial intelligence models to detect corrosion and coating breakdown on ships and offshore […]
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is launching a new microgrid research facility – the new Center for Grid Innovation in NAIT’s Productivity and Innovation Centre, a 17,650 square meter facility which includes advanced […]
Researchers as Rutgers University continue to make advances in drone technology – looking to animals for inspiration. The Naviator submersible drone – the first unmanned aerial-underwater vehicle of its kind – is the latest project […]
The US Air Force’s 1st Weather Group (1st WXG) is testing virtual reality training with the NextGen Environmental Weather Training System. The system simulates setting up and assembling a tactical meteorological observation system, the TMQ-53 […]
FAAC Incorporated, a unit of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, has been awarded a contract to support the US Army’s Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) Maintenance Program (ATMP). FAAC will serve as […]
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a structural, rechargeable, zinc battery with a cartilage-like solid electrolyte that is resistant to damage. Structural batteries are currently being actively researched because of their multiple benefits, […]
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