EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced a new category of future-forward unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), designed with a focus on information dominance and airspace supremacy.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Software-infrastructure company Ditto has won a contract worth as much as $950 million from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) that calls for Ditto to develop its open systems-based Intelligent Edge Platform to power the USAF’s Advanced Battlefield Management System (ABMS).

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

BAE Systems announced that the company will be developing the mission data framework for Space Systems Command’s Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

A team led by engineers at Raytheon BBN and joined by scientists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Medical Assistance, Guidance, Instruction and Correction (MAGIC) that endeavors to assist combat field medics in 50 medical skills applied during common procedures.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS), company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for defense and national security, announced it has been awarded to the Data Readiness Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Program through the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC).

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Artificial intelligence (AI) used in military applications, valued at $6.62 billion in 2021, is projected to reach a value of $13.71 billion by 2028, a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.9% over the forecast period, according to a study from Vantage Market Research, "Artificial Intelligence In Military Market."

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The Department of Defense's (DoD) Software Modernization Strategy was published Feb. 1. According to officials, the report focuses on how delivering a more lethal force would require the ability to evolve and adapt faster than adversaries.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

HENSOLDT announced that the company will be supplying 17 high-performance cameras to an unspecified country within Scandinavia. At the customer's site, the cameras, which are equipped with a laser rangefinder, will be used for national border surveillance on land and at sea.

EMMA HELFRICH, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS) has announced its partnership with SkyGrid and LIFT Aircraft Inc. The companies will apply artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology to manage the airspace for autonomous vehicles, specifically HEXA, LIFT's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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