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The Army’s latest response to contested logistics is an uncrewed one-ton VTOL lifter

The Army’s latest response to contested logistics is an uncrewed one-ton VTOL lifter
The Army’s latest response to contested logistics is an uncrewed one-ton VTOL lifter

Contested logistics means resupplying Soldiers and Marines at the edge, and doing so with autonomy that doesn’t risk lives.

5 questions with the 3-star general leading Army Materiel Command

5 questions with the 3-star general leading Army Materiel Command
5 questions with the 3-star general leading Army Materiel Command

“Our Ukrainian partners, because of necessity, are pushing the boundaries on how they do [3D printing] — both at the tactical level and all the way back at their depot system as well. The world has a lot to learn from how our Ukrainian partners are working,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan told Breaking Defense.

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Driverless systems are ready for the next gear

Driverless systems are ready for the next gear
Driverless systems are ready for the next gear

Robotic missile batteries maneuver and fire faster than crewed systems, keeping operators at standoff distances.

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An Army helicopter takes on new roles, including as a FLRAA testbed

An Army helicopter takes on new roles, including as a FLRAA testbed
An Army helicopter takes on new roles, including as a FLRAA testbed

The role of rotary wing aircraft in a 21st century security environment include operations in multi-domain operations and Joint All Domain Command and Control.

CYBERCOM’s new AI task force working under ‘elite’ defensive operations unit

CYBERCOM’s new AI task force working under ‘elite’ defensive operations unit
CYBERCOM’s new AI task force working under ‘elite’ defensive operations unit

The Cyber National Mission Force’s commander “has that team of expertise as a tool that when she’s got a hard problem, she can use that task force as one of the solutions.”

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With AI and computer vision, almost any platform can be autonomous

With AI and computer vision, almost any platform can be autonomous
With AI and computer vision, almost any platform can be autonomous

The use of computer vision and perceptive autonomy can have a profound impact on speeding the Observe, Orient, Decide and Act (OODA) loop.

Legion-X: Israel’s Elbit demonstrates man-machine teaming from UAS to ground robots

Legion-X: Israel’s Elbit demonstrates man-machine teaming from UAS to ground robots
Legion-X: Israel’s Elbit demonstrates man-machine teaming from UAS to ground robots

The system is meant to provide a vision into the “digital battlefield” based on inputs from a variety of systems.

DoD’s update to autonomous weapons policy accounts for AI’s ‘dramatic’ future role

DoD’s update to autonomous weapons policy accounts for AI’s ‘dramatic’ future role
DoD’s update to autonomous weapons policy accounts for AI’s ‘dramatic’ future role

“I think one of… the things we sought to accomplish in the course of the update is clarifying the language to ensure a common understanding both inside and outside the Pentagon of what the directive says,” said Michael Horowitz, director of the Pentagon’s Emerging Capabilities Policy Office.

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Go-fast defense acquisition strategies can create risks that commercial technologies can counter

Go-fast defense acquisition strategies can create risks that commercial technologies can counter
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There are ways to leverage proven commercial technology that enables warfighters to more quickly benefit from modern capabilities.

Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says

Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says
Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ‘ITAR free,’ CEO says

CEO and chairman David Goodrich told Breaking Defense the $100 million USD effort to build three prototype Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) in three years is just the beginning of ambitious plans for the company.

Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details

Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details
Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details

“We want to make sure, of course, that the directive still reflects the views of the department and the way the department should be thinking about [autonomous] weapon systems,” Michael Horowitz told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.

Meet MAPLE, the brain that will run the UK’s autonomous naval fleet

Meet MAPLE, the brain that will run the UK’s autonomous naval fleet
Meet MAPLE, the brain that will run the UK’s autonomous naval fleet

Now in its fifth iteration, the MAPLE 5 architecture has moved away from the individual command and control of single platforms towards operating multiple platforms and the development of operational concepts at force level.

Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference

Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference
Autonomous systems integration, UAS threats dominate UMEX conference

The UAE is both investing heavily in a domestic UAV industry and learning first-hand the risks from unmanned systems.

Blackhawk pilots could fly with AI ‘assistants’ in the near-future

Blackhawk pilots could fly with AI ‘assistants’ in the near-future
Blackhawk pilots could fly with AI ‘assistants’ in the near-future

Under a new contract awarded by DARPA, Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the University of Central Florida, will develop a prototype AI assistant embedded in augmented reality headsets for rotary pilots.