SNC, Applied Intuition team up for air defense
The partnership will chiefly focus on missile defense and counter-drone operations, using Applied Intuition’s software for vehicle autonomy among other features, paired with SNC defense systems.
Northrop Grumman’s partners tout AI software, from AR training to mission planning
The six partners will test their software modules on Northrop’s Model 437 Vanguard jet, which returned to the air Sept. 20 after almost a year of modifications for the company’s “Beacon” program.
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Applied Intuition takes flight, sets sail in acquiring EpiSci
“We’re not letting anybody go, we’re not doing any redundancies,” Applied Intuition co-founder Qasar Younis told Breaking Defense. Instead his firm, long focused on unmanned ground vehicles, is eager to add EpiSci’s expertise in aerial drones and unmanned watercraft.
Venture capitalists, tech firms beg defense secretary to speed up innovation
Executives controlling almost $100 billion in assets co-signed a letter to Sec. Lloyd Austin, urging him to adopt acquisition reforms put forward by an independent Atlantic Council commission.
Lawmaker calls for ‘joint autonomy office’ in DoD’s CDAO to coordinate tech adoption
“If we’re going to have unity and purpose, it needs to be in a single place,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
Startup Applied Intuition wins AFWERX contract for ‘virtual sensor optimization’
The company will use its sensor simulation software product Spectral, which can be used to “place sensors anywhere on a platform to visualize the sensor field of view, occlusion, and coverage,” Nicholas Pisciotta told Breaking Defense ahead of the contract announcement.
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DIU has brokered a potentially groundbreaking contract between the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program and a small California firm that trains AI algorithms to navigate off-road.
OMFV: GD Emphasizes AI & Adaptability For Bradley Replacement
General Dynamics is offering the Army a design approach -- not a specific vehicle -- that rigorously examines a wide array of options. The common factors: advanced electronics, open architecture and artificial intelligence.