A ship-scaling robot is getting new work with the US Navy’s fleet
Gecko Robotics told Breaking Defense the new work includes an amphibious assault ship and an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Bullets, Beans & Data: The New Army Materiel Command EXCLUSIVE
In future wars, AI, networks, and analytics won’t just help target precision weapons: They can also liberate combat units from long and vulnerable supply lines. But to make that work, AMC commander Gen. Ed Daly told us, frontline troops need a constant flow of data.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links
"When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft.
Army’s ‘Team Ignite’ Sets Futuristic R&D Targets: AI, Robotics, Autonomy
"We ultimately want this Team Ignite to become the way we do business -- it's increased collaboration with the right partners in the right events," says Maj. Gen. John George, head of Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command (CCDC).
IT ‘Backbone’ Top Priority For AFMC’s Digitization Drive: Bunch
"I really want industry feedback" about how to improve AFMC's plans for incorporating digital engineering into its operations across the board, said Bunch.
Navy Turns To AI To Save Billions In Fight Against Rust
“The AI technology behind this enabled the US Navy to quickly and seamlessly examine tens of thousands of images to prioritize the needs to be repaired immediately and or later on,” Mike Daniels, VP of Google Cloud's Global Public Sector.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Air Force Expands AI-Based Predictive Maintenance
WASHINGTON: The Air Force plans to expand its “predictive maintenance” using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to another 12 weapon systems, says Lt. Gen. Warren Berry, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection. “I continue to believe that predictive maintenance is a real game changer for us as an Air Force,” […]
Roper Pushes Moving Project Maven To Air Force
Roper expects GBSD, B-21 and F-35 to migrate parts of their development to cloudONE as he pushes the Air Force to embrace advanced software practices.
One More $ For Global Strike? Gen. Ray Picks Better Data
JADC2 is foundational to future hypersonic weapons, says Gen. Ray: "If you don't have that, you just miss fast."
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Raytheon AI: Fix That Part Before It Breaks
A modern mechanized military lives or dies by maintenance. But what if a computer could warn you when your weapons and vehicles were about to break, so you could fix them before they ever let you down?
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Artificial Intelligence Will Detect Hidden Targets In 2020 Wargame
The Army has lots of ideas for AI. But it has to implement them without overwhelming troops or the network with too many apps and too much data.
DoD Growth In Artificial Intelligence: The Frontline Of A New Age In Defense
AI is a key growth investment area for DoD, with nearly $1 billion allocated for 2020. Breaking Defense takes an in-depth look at what's happening, and what's ahead.
AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars
The massive Army Materiel Command needs to get a lot lighter on its feet for future conflicts, its four-star chief says.
Fix It Before It Breaks: SOCOM, JAIC Pioneer Predictive Maintenance AI
“He said you’ve got tremendous people, you prototype pretty effectively, and you’re absolutely terrible — he had some more colorful words than that — for machine learning," Gen. Thomas said. "It gave me a spark ... and turned me into a zealot."