Shield AI, Boeing ink agreement to push AI, autonomous development

Shield AI, Boeing ink agreement to push AI, autonomous development
Shield AI, Boeing ink agreement to push AI, autonomous development

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding this week “to explore strategic collaboration in the areas of autonomous capabilities and artificial intelligence on current and future defense programs.”

Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design

Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design
Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design

Boeing’s famous Phantom Works threw the kitchen sink at the problem: This is an aircraft with a helicopter-style main rotor, a tail rotor, a pusher propeller, and a wing-like “stabilator.”

We’ve Got Enough Data On Defiant: Sikorsky & Boeing

We’ve Got Enough Data On Defiant: Sikorsky & Boeing
We’ve Got Enough Data On Defiant: Sikorsky & Boeing

The SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter has only 11 hours of flight testing, versus over 160 for Bell’s V-280 Valor. But Sikorsky and Boeing say they have thousands of hours of other testing data to help the Army choose.

What Will Boeing Offer For Army’s FARA Scout? Don’t Ask.

What Will Boeing Offer For Army’s FARA Scout? Don’t Ask.
What Will Boeing Offer For Army’s FARA Scout? Don’t Ask.

Whatever their aircraft is like, Boeing’s PR strategy is definitely stealthy. There’s a strategic reason for that.