Shield AI, a defense tech startup valued at $2.8 billion, has agreed to buy Sentient Vision Systems for an undisclosed sum. Melbourne-based Sentient has developed AI-enabled edge solutions that detect and identify small objects in real time. The company employs about 50 people and will operate as a wholly owned …
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According to an unclassified report released on Saturday, February 24, the US Navy has decided it is time to step into the future, boots and bots included. Dubbing it the Robotics Warfare Specialist (RW) rating, this isn’t just another job classification; it’s a downright revolution in how the Navy plans …
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Summary: The U.S. Navy is exploring the integration of undersea drones (UUVs) with nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) to revolutionize antisubmarine warfare (ASW). Historically, navies have utilized autonomous or semi-autonomous systems like wire-guided torpedoes for target acquisition and engagement. Modern advancements see both the U.S. and its rivals advancing UUV technology for …
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Boeing has now delivered the first of its Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicles, or XLUUVs, to the U.S. Navy. Delivery submarine drone has been delayed by several years, in part due to differences between Orca and its prototype as well as the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The delivery was …
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The Navy will complete the delivery of a new Counter-Unmanned Air System (UAS) weapon system to Ukraine this month as part of the Department of Defense aid package. Last year, the contingency operations team for the Direct and Time Sensitive Strike program office (PMA-242) began working an urgent requirement to …
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PteroDynamics, an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, announced the successful demonstration of the advanced capabilities of its automated Transwing® vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAS) at the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) on board the …
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The United States Navy has published an official Request for Information (ROI) to gather information on available fixed-wing drone launch and recovery systems for non-carrier ships. While not a request for bids, solicitations, or any other funding commitment, the ROI sheds some light on the future strategic thinking of naval …
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division tested emerging electromagnetic disruption equipment developed by civilian contractors in Alpena, Mich. during Exercise Silent Swarm 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Megan Breen). LONDON — A US Navy surface warfare center is seeking industry and government agencies to participate in …
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) continues its pursuit to be a collaborator of choice who expands naval superiority in its latest partnership with Sagetech Avionics, Inc. The two organizations held a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony, July 27. This CRADA, entitled the Unmanned …
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) delivered the fourth multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton to the U.S. Navy ahead of initial operational capability (IOC) this year. The delivery completes the set of aircraft for Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19’s establishment of the first operational orbit, while a second orbit is preparing for delivery …
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