AI & AutonomyU.S. Fourth Fleet Seeks Future Watchstander AI Tool As the U.S. Fourth Fleet starts practicing operationalizing unmanned systems, it is interested in ultimately getting watchstander data artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help sift through the added data coming in, an…
MilitaryBoeing Simulates Virtual MQ-25 Open Architecture Manned-Unmannned Teaming Boeing recently conducted a digital simulation of an open autonomy architecture to have manned Navy aircraft control MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tankers, the company said on Tuesday. In this event, the company…
MilitaryNavy And Marine Corps Exercise Manned And Unmanned Helicopter Teaming The Navy and Marine Corps recently conducted a new manned-unmanned teaming exercise to demonstrate how a different combination of helicopters could be used in a potential littoral environment, the service said last…
MilitaryFinland Selects F-35A In $11 Billion Fighter Competition Finland selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter over four competitors to be the country’s next multi-role fighter to replace the legacy F/A-18 Hornet fleet in its HX competition. Losing bids…
UnmannedMQ-25 May Add ISR And Strike; Navy Sees 40 Percent Unmanned Air Wing Future A Navy official on March 18 said the service sees the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker possibly eventually adding strike missions and that up to 40 percent of the future air wing…
MilitaryLeonardo Wins Navy Trainer Helicopter Competition In a hotly contested competition, the Navy on Monday selected Leonardo’s AgustaWestland to produce and deliver the new TH-32A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems as the new Navy trainer. Other competitors for the Navy…
MilitaryBoeing Completes KC-46 Phase II Receiver Testing Boeing’s KC-46A next-generation tanker program finished its Phase II receiver certification flight testing after a final set of tests, the company said Monday. The latest flight tests lasted three weeks and…
MilitaryGA Gets $134M Deal For Advanced Reaper Sensor The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Monday awarded General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems a $134 million contract to finish the development, integration and flight test of an advanced sensor on MQ-9 Reaper drones. The…