Autonomous systems researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA), Flinders University, and Australian defense company Midspar Systems have reverse engineered the visual systems of hoverflies to detect drones’ acoustic signatures from almost four kilometers Read More
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract modification to Leidos to install the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) shipboard sonar undersea warfare systems aboard Navy combat vessels. Lockheed Martin’s AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is designed to search Read More
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a $252 million eight-year contract to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems for the Next Generation Targeting Handheld System (NGHTS). NGHTS combines target location, laser spot imaging, and laser target Read More
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate recently issued a broad agency announcement for the High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) Modeling and Effects project. The HPEM project involves modeling and simulating the effects of high-power Read More
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 – Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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