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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
August 2021
SEA-AIR-SPACE NEWS: Huntington Ingalls Aiming to Boost Sustainment Business with Unmanned Ships
By Jon HarperNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, is gearing up to construct new robotic vessels for the Navy, but it also sees major business opportunities in sustaining the platforms, according to company officials. -
Navy News
July 2021
JUST IN: Overlord Fleet Building Trust in Autonomous Systems
While two unmanned surface vessel prototypes continue to build trust in unmanned systems within the military, they will not yet be operated in fully autonomous mode, said a Navy official July 27. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
July 2021
JUST IN: Navy Shares Details About New ‘Intelligent Autonomous Systems’ Strategy
Following the release of the Department of the Navy’s “Unmanned Campaign Framework” earlier this year, the sea service recently debuted a new complementary strategy focused on intelligent autonomous systems. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
July 2021
India Deemed ‘Vital’ AI Partner for U.S.
India has become an important strategic partner to the United States in the field of artificial intelligence as the government in New Dehli moves forward with plans to embrace AI-based innovation and infrastructure, according to a new report. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
July 2021
Algorithmic Warfare: Russia Expanding Fleet of AI-Enabled Weapons
Russia — which has made no secret of its artificial intelligence ambitions — is building a cadre of AI-enabled, autonomous weapon systems that could one day threaten the United States. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
June 2021
BREAKING: Pentagon Launches New AI Data Initiative
The Pentagon is kicking off a new artificial intelligence initiative aimed at better curating and advancing data, said the deputy secretary of defense June 22. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
June 2021
JUST IN: Human-Machine Teaming Crucial Part of Navy’s Future
ORLANDO — As the Navy works to modernize its fleet over the next century, a central focus for the service’s science and technology efforts will be on the human-machine teaming that will take place between warfighters and autonomous vessels, a top service official said June 16. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
May 2021
Unmanned Systems and the Future of War
By Sebastian ViscusoIn 2005, Vice Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby, then director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, noted in his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee that “lethal unmanned aerodynamic vehicles are expected to pose an increased threat to deployed U.S. and allied forces in various regions.” -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
May 2021
Pentagon Gets $7.5 Billion for Unmanned Systems
By Jon HarperThe Defense Department has been allocated about $7.5 billion in fiscal year 2021 for a variety of robotic platforms and related technologies, according to a recent study that looked at more than 1,000 funding items. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
April 2021
DARPA Looking to Infuse Aerial Systems with AI
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to help the military incorporate more artificial intelligence capabilities into air combat systems in the coming years, officials recently said.
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