The US Office of Naval Research - Global (ONRG) is seeking proposals for its new Global Innovation Joint Challenge: AI for Advancing Maritime Security. ONRG is seeking proposals that define challenging and realistic maritime scene perception scenarios represented by real-world…
US defence prime contractor Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a scaleable, layered defence system designed to detect, track and defeat Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS). The company-funded exercise successfully demonstrated networked detection, tracking and mitigation of Small UASs, says Lockheed Martin.…
Defence has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to tap into British expertise and research in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. The agreement was signed between Defence, the University of South Australia, and the Alan Turing Institute, based…
American company OpenAI has established Stargate, a new company which plans to invest some US$500 billion ($803 billion) over the next four years building new Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the USA. The company, which two years ago released its…
French company Safran Electronics & Defense is developing a new solution for transmitting and receiving optical communications by laser. This innovation will enable armed forces to share information at very high speed with no risk of jamming or interception, the…
The Australian Army and US Marine Corps have conducted a joint trial of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled autonomous uncrewed systems at Marine Corps base Quantico in the USA. fly over Northern Virginia. The trial saw an Uncrewed Air System (UAS)…
The US Air Force has flown a manned F-16 fighter against an uncrewed one, the X-62A VISTA, in a series of dogfights at Edwards Air Force Base. This is a world first and an important step towards fielding a so-called…
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have successfully demonstrated the integration of advanced autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to test the resilience of autonomous assets in a contested environment. Conducted in South Australia in late 2023, the Trusted…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is teaming with the University of Sydney and NSW-based industry partners Abyss Solutions, ANT61, Space Machines Company, Sperospace and Spiral Blue to develop end-to-end Australian capabilities in In-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM).…
French company Exail, which is one of two shortlisted for the RAN’s autonomous mine hunting program, SEA1905, has signed a strategic technology partnership with Aurizn, an Australian company specialising in simulation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The partnership’s focus includes the…