Researchers at Caltech have developed a deep-learning method that can help drones cope with new and unknown wind conditions in real-time. Called Neural-Fly, the neural network teaches the drone how to survive extreme wind similar Read More
DARPA has issued a formal request for information (RFI) for the Airborne Energy Well project – a method of recharging drones while in flight using laser-shooting tanker planes. Once in use, the technology is expected Read More
Ghost Robotics’ robot dog – Vision 60 – has been deployed on patrol at the Tyndall Air Force base for almost two years. Vision 60 now has the capability of swimming. Vision 60 is already Read More
CanX-7 (Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment-7) – a de-orbiting nanosatellite demonstration mission – has successfully de-orbited a 3.5kg nanosatellite using drag sail technology. The project – based out of UTIAS/SFL (University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Read More
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3 Harris have each been awarded 90-day, $2 million contracts by the U.S. Air Force to develop a new, short-range air-to-ground missile. The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) will be able Read More
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate recently issued a request for information for the Low Collateral Effects Interceptor (LCEI) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) project. LCEI will be an autonomous aircraft able to detect, track, Read More
Northrop Grumman is currently developing the Jackal suicide drone – a turbojet-powered ‘sprint’ loitering weapon system designed to bridge the capability gap between the current propeller-driven suicide drones and the need for “tactical kinetic, intelligence, Read More
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Division, Crane (NSWC Crane) is working with Kleos Space – a Radio Frequency Reconnaissance Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Mission-as-a-Service provider (MaaS) – on a project tracking ship movements from space using Read More
The DARPA Microsystems Technology Office recently issued a broad agency announcement for the H6 program which will seek to develop ultra-small, low power clocks that can maintain microsecond precision for at least one week in Read More
DARPA’s Liberty Lifter project is seeking to develop a new vehicle concept that will expand upon existing cargo aircraft by providing revolutionary heavy air lift abilities from the sea. The proposed long-range, low-cost X-plane capable Read More
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