AI & AutonomyCarmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab - Defense News, March 6 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is looking at the platform sharing concept that has been standard practice in carmaking for decades, which could make autonomous drones more affordable, Defense News reported.…
LongshotsAFRL Recruits Purdue and Notre Dame for Hypersonic Research The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is partnering with Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame to conduct hypersonic research in key areas including the transition from laminar to turbulent flow,…
MilitaryDrone Likely First to Receive Neuromorphic Computing Under U.S. Air Force Effort The United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Rome, N.Y. is working to develop neuromorphic computing for possible fielding on a drone in the next five years. AFRL is looking to…
MilitaryAir Force Looks to Field ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition,…
MilitaryUS Air Force to Use New Neuromorphic Supercomputer for AI Research In a joint effort with IBM, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) unveiled the world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer, Blue Raven, with the processing power of 64 million neurons. By 2019, AFRL expects to…
MilitaryBall Aerospace Completes Tests for US Air Force, DARPA Ball Aerospace has successfully completed the second of five evaluations of the Space Evaluation and Analysis Capability (SEAC) testbed it is developing for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's…