Shield AI has unveiled its new X-BAT, an autonomous, AI-piloted, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. It uses a compact launcher to take off and recover vertically but still…
US prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation has named the first six strategic partners who will use its Beacon testbed ecosystem to rapidly test and deliver new autonomous solutions at scale. The initial partners are Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield…
Arlington-based RTX (formerly Raytheon) and San Diego-based Shield AI have announced a partnership to integrate Shield AI’s autonomy system into selected RTX defence products such as loitering munitions and sensors. This collaboration will deliver enhanced, autonomous capabilities to US and…
Geelong-based Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA), Visionary Machines, an Australian SME leader in high-fidelity passive 3D spatial sensing, and Hanwha Systems Corporation have signed an MoU to explore collaborative development opportunities. The MoU was signed at the Avalon Air Show in…
Industry professionals from across Australia’s maritime and survey sectors gathered in Fremantle for the official launch of the USV Fremantle 1, a 12-metre Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) built by EGS Survey Australia. The navigational autonomy for USV Fremantle is provided…
Swedish defence sector prime Saab AB has acquired UK-based AI and autonomy specialist BlueBear Systems Group Ltd. BlueBear, which employs 65 staff at its Bedford, UK, base is a world-leading provider of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems for complex defence and…
Just one month after its formation Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) has issued a Request for Information for its first Innovation Challenge. ASCA is seeking information to support an Australian sovereign Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and trusted autonomy industrial…
The Australian Army has successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a Victorian highway. As part of the Leader-Follower trial, a convoy of four autonomous Army trucks followed a crewed ‘leader’ vehicle on a public road in Victoria. The National…
The first AUKUS Pillar 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial was held in the UK in April, with the aim of rapidly driving these technologies into responsible military use. The Australian Army, DSTG and two Australian suppliers, Boeing Defence…