AI & Autonomy

CCA Autonomy Contracts Awarded to Five Vendors

DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force in the last few months awarded classified contracts to five vendors–a mix of traditional defense companies and non-marquee ones–for the autonomy piece of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft…

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…