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Northrop Teaming With Startups To Build Autonomy Chops

Northrop Teaming With Startups To Build Autonomy Chops
Northrop Teaming With Startups To Build Autonomy Chops

The big defense contractors are looking at smaller, agile companies to push the envelope on AI, and developing the new ‘Skyborg’ brain.

EXCLUSIVE: AFRL Top Tech Picks? AI, Autonomy & Sensor Networking Likely

EXCLUSIVE: AFRL Top Tech Picks? AI, Autonomy & Sensor Networking Likely
EXCLUSIVE: AFRL Top Tech Picks? AI, Autonomy & Sensor Networking Likely

“So, we’re purposely trying to identify those things that may fundamentally change the way in which we are approaching warfare and our concept of operations.”

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General Atomics is ready to rewrite the rules of airpower … again

General Atomics is ready to rewrite the rules of airpower … again
General Atomics is ready to rewrite the rules of airpower … again

No other aerospace and defense manufacturer is poised to deliver a CCA as capable as the one built by General Atomics, or one as economical, producible, and flexible.

Anduril moves its AI focus to the heavens, planning new space monitoring sats

Anduril moves its AI focus to the heavens, planning new space monitoring sats
Anduril moves its AI focus to the heavens, planning new space monitoring sats

The first launch in 2025 “will serve as a testbed for maturation of multiple Anduril and third party payloads which we will be announcing in the coming months,” said Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s senior vice president of space and engineering.

Aussie military inks contracts for quantum clocks to aid ‘maritime domain awareness’

Aussie military inks contracts for quantum clocks to aid ‘maritime domain awareness’
Aussie military inks contracts for quantum clocks to aid ‘maritime domain awareness’

​The ADF statement carefully notes that these “are key objectives under AUKUS Pillar II,” but it does not claim that they are being done as part of the second pillar, which focuses on a range of advanced technologies, including quantum, artificial intelligence and autonomy.

Aussie startup’s small box turns drones into swarm commanders

Aussie startup’s small box turns drones into swarm commanders
Aussie startup’s small box turns drones into swarm commanders

The drone will decide if, say, an abandoned car near a road appears to be a threat or not. If it decides it’s not then it wouldn’t “bother the operator. The operator is doing something important,” co-founder Matthew Buffa said. “I’m (the drone) not going to go on the radio and tell him about this random car I’ve seen, which is what autonomous systems do right now.”

Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones

Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones
Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones

The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a demo for reporters where drone wingmen were controlled using voice commands.

Army to test out 30 new drones and launched effects during EDGE 24

Army to test out 30 new drones and launched effects during EDGE 24
Army to test out 30 new drones and launched effects during EDGE 24

The demo come as two Army officials tell Breaking Defense that the service is reassessing its unmanned needs and looking at new lethal options.

BAE Systems unveils ‘ITAR free’ autonomous combat vehicle at Land Forces

BAE Systems unveils ‘ITAR free’ autonomous combat vehicle at Land Forces
BAE Systems unveils ‘ITAR free’ autonomous combat vehicle at Land Forces

“We’ve developed the ATLAS vehicle to give soldiers the advantage on the modern battlefield. This has resulted in an autonomous platform that will deliver the dull, dirty and dangerous tasks expected in a combat environment,” said Andrew Gresham, a managing director at BAE Systems Australia.

Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week

Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week
Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week

General Atomics is also expected to showcase an XQ-67 aircraft that has been doing live-flight tests during the upcoming Air Force Association conference.

Army eyeing new ground logistic robot dubbed MMET

Army eyeing new ground logistic robot dubbed MMET
Army eyeing new ground logistic robot dubbed MMET

“It’s a very draft requirement [with] a lot of work to do on how to refine it, but we have PLS systems – the larger tactical resupply [tucks] – and you have the S-MET and there’s really a gap between the two,” said Kevin Mills.

AUKUS ITAR changes not much help for Pillar 2 tech: US Studies Centre experts

AUKUS ITAR changes not much help for Pillar 2 tech: US Studies Centre experts
AUKUS ITAR changes not much help for Pillar 2 tech: US Studies Centre experts

“Early indications are that the 3 countries are missing an opportunity to craft a shared defense export control framework devoid of the well-understood structural problems associated with the ITAR,” the US Studies Centrre report’s authors write.

What is preventing the Army from integrating autonomous vehicles into its formations?

What is preventing the Army from integrating autonomous vehicles into its formations?
What is preventing the Army from integrating autonomous vehicles into its formations?

Challenges related to software, communication and mobility of UGVs have been a concern for the branch. The bureaucracy involved in procurement processes also hampers efforts to deploy uncrewed platforms into convoys.

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