In the fall of 2021, the Pentagon released its 32-page climate strategy in order to guide the Army in how it responds to climate threats – such as hurricanes, wildfires, heat, drought and floods – […]
The U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) has successfully demonstrated their new system designed to defend ground vehicles against cyber attacks. The demonstration was part of an exercise called Cyber Cyclone. Existing technologies used […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Skydio a contract to deliver its X2D drone to the Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record. The SRR program aims to equip soldiers with a low-cost, rapidly deployable, small […]
DARPA recently completed a 30-minute pilotless flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The helicopter was retrofitted with the core technology of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to enable it to fly […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a $14M contract to develop tools to decipher radio frequency (RF) signals in order to quickly and accurately help secure mission-critical information. It’s expected […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been running trials of quadrupedal robots – often called robot dogs – on the southern border. The goal of the program is to leverage technology to force-multiply […]
DARPA recently awarded Northrop Grumman and the University of Central Florida (UCF) a contract to develop a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. The Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program will create the prototype that […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking companies to develop advanced-technology, inexpensive electro-optical sensors for small disposable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Low-Cost Optical Systems Technology (LOW-COST) project aims to reduce the cost, size, and […]
The US Army has received delivery of the productionized version of the Long Range Radar-Enhanced (LRR-E) prototype. According to the Project Director Sensors-Aerial Intelligence (PD SAI) Program Manager Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (PM […]
The U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has issued a call for white papers for a prototype 300-kilowatt laser weapon. The Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) will be a three-year […]
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