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Robotics and Autonomous Systems

July 2022

FARNBOROUGH NEWS: Boeing Focuses on Autonomy for Defense Business

By Meredith Roaten
Systems that use autonomous technology will be the cornerstone of Boeing’s technology development in the future, said the new head of company’s defense business July 18.
Army News

August 2021

JUST IN: Army Futures Command to Recruit More Allies for 'Project Convergence'

By Meredith Roaten
The head of Army Futures Command said it is looking for more allies and partners abroad for future iterations of its learning campaign for joint all-domain command and control.
Navy News

July 2021

JUST IN: Overlord Fleet Building Trust in Autonomous Systems

By Meredith Roaten
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

March 2021

JUST IN: New Coast Guard Team to Flesh Out Unmanned Systems Requirements

By Jon Harper
The Coast Guard plans to set up a new group to look at the service’s needs for a variety of unmanned systems, the commandant said March 11.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems

July 2018

Report: Manned-Unmanned Teaming Needed to Boost Combat Airpower

By Vivienne Machi
The Air Force is on the technological cusp of flying traditionally manned combat aircraft partnered with unmanned systems, and should adopt that concept as it looks to add combat capacity and keep ahead of peer competitors’ capabilities, analysts said in a new report.
Logistics and Maintenance

August 2017

Northrop Grumman Expanding its Unmanned Aerial Systems Facility in North Dakota (UPDATED)

By Vivienne Machi
Northrop Grumman will soon break ground on a new hangar to conduct testing and maintenance on its family of autonomous systems.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems

April 2017

IBM Employing Watson to Maintain Vehicles

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
IBM is using artificial intelligence to help the military better maintain its fleet of vehicles.
Emerging Technologies

April 2017

Army Floats Plan for Autonomous 'Wingmen'

By Stew Magnuson
The service on Feb. 27 published its autonomous systems and robotics strategy.