The trial, which took place in South Australia, is the latest in a series of experimental efforts associated with AUKUS’ Pillar II.
By Justin KatzDrones for maintenance: After autonomous C-5 scan, Boeing looks to ‘weatherizing’ UAVs to go outside
“We’ve proven this works, we’ve proven the goodness,” Scott Belanger, capabilities integration team lead for Boeing Global Services, told reporters. “Now, where do we take it? How do we really scale it?”
By Jaspreet Gill“This project will build a foundation for future joint research on robotic and collaborative autonomy, aiming to deliver advanced capabilities to support asymmetric advantage,” Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist, said in a statement.
By Colin Clark“I think that there’s a recognition that the sorts of norms we’re trying to promote are things that all countries should be able to get behind,” Pentagon emerging capabilities official Michael Horowitz said.
By Jaspreet GillAs it currently stands, Replicator “is kind of aiming at the wrong problem,” Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute said.
By Jaspreet GillThe request comes weeks after Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the Replicator initiative to counter China’s military mass.
By Jaspreet GillThough being “cagey” about details, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kath Hicks said the new Replicator program is meant to get “multiple thousands” of autonomous systems in the hands of servicemembers with two years.
By Lee Ferran and Jaspreet GillBoeing officials recently demonstrated two separate efforts with the Air Force focused on aircraft mission and training readiness.
By Jaspreet Gill“This isn’t a thought experiment anymore,” Lt. Col. Bryan Ralston said. “We’ve actually done something and seeing how it works and how we can adapt these technologies.”
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By Breaking DefenseA new report from the Arms Control Association warns that without adopting such measures, “cutting-edge technologies will be converted into military systems at an ever-increasing tempo, and the dangers to world security will grow apace.”
By Jaspreet Gill“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.
By Jaspreet GillThe Defense Innovation Unit in FY22 awarded $203 million in prototype contracts across 165 vendors, started 52 new projects and saw a 47 percent increase in the total number of companies competing for a contract, according to DIU’s annual report.
By Jaspreet Gill“Due to its modular and multi-role nature, our adversaries will need to assume that their every move in the maritime domain is subject to our surveillance and that every [sub drone] is capable of deploying a wide range of effects, including lethal ones,” says Rear Adm. Peter Quinn.
By Colin Clark