Laser Trailblazer: Navy Conducts Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System
The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, …
Bionet Sonar tests underwater wireless network at NUWC Division Newport’s Narragansett Bay Test Facility
HydroNet is an open, modular and programmable underwater modem that powers an autonomous wireless communications system bringing the internet underwater and empowering the network with artificial intelligence-driven, software-defined technologies. Its …
NSWC PCD, HII reach R&D agreement through unmanned threat detection and intervention system
For the first time ever, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) entitled …
IARPA Launches New Biometric Technology Research Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announced today the Biometric Recognition & Identification at Altitude …
NAVCENT Expands Unmanned Integration, Operates Saildrone in Arabian Gulf
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operating the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 27, expanding U.S. 5th Fleet’s integration of new unmanned systems. …
RACER Revs Up for Checkered Flag Goal of High-Speed, Off-Road Autonomy
DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is picking up speed after three teams were selected to go to the starting line last October. The program is …
NSWC Crane, ONR, NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge award winners of Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge (MTB) recently announced the winners of the Artificial Intelligence for Small …
NAVCENT Launches Saildrone in Gulf of Aqaba for Exercise Digital Horizon
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operationally testing a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Dec. 12, as part of an initiative to integrate new …
Competitors Show Off Innovative Thinking at HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned
Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), this technology competition encouraged creative “hackers” to help meet the needs of the Fleet by developing and integrating unmanned and autonomous systems …
NAVWAR Enterprise Announces Winner of Third Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) enterprise announced the winner of its third prize challenge in the Artificial Intelligence Applications to Autonomous Cybersecurity Challenge (AI ATAC) series at the U.S. …