AI & Autonomy

Shield AI Launches Autonomy Product For Multiple V-BAT UAS

Having recently completed successful testing and demonstrations of its artificial intelligence piloting software for drone swarms, Shield AI has launched a new product that allows the company’s V-BAT uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to…

Advanced Technology

Northrop Grumman Conducts EGI-M Flight Test

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a flight test of its advanced navigation technology, known as Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) / Inertial Navigation System (INS) Modernization, or EGI-M. Notably, this test marked…

Advanced Technology

USAF Moving to Field KC-46A Communications "Backbone"

DAYTON, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force intends to field a communications “backbone” for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in the next year in Capability Release 1 (CR1) of the service’s Advanced Battle…

Air Taxi

U.S. Air Force Expands Partnership with Archer

In a significant advancement for both the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Archer Aviation Inc. has announced an expanded partnership with the U.S.…

AI & Autonomy

USAF Plans Sensor Testing for Autonomous F-16s

The U.S. Air Force plans to integrate and test sensors, including advanced electronically scanned array radar, on autonomous F-16 fighters to feed the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The Air…

Military

USAF Budget to Include About a Dozen New Starts

The upcoming U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request is to include about a dozen new start programs that will require congressional authorization, and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters on…