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News - "Air Force Research Laboratory"
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Air Warfare
Anduril and GA-ASI propel forward in US Air Force CCA programme’s next phase
25th April 2024
Anduril and GA-ASI have raced ahead in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, securing contracts with the US Air Force to build production representative flight test platforms.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics XQ-67A takes first flight
1st March 2024
General Atomics' XQ-67A jet-powered combat drone has completed its inaugural flight, just weeks after the company officially revealed the platform.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics unveils XQ-67A combat drone
12th February 2024
The development of the XQ-67A was set out to create a platform capable of crewed-uncrewed teaming, with noticeable visual similarities to existing advanced UAS.
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Land Warfare
Raytheon high-powered microwave completes testing
29th January 2024
The US Air Force’s transportable, standalone high-powered microwave (HPM) Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense (CHIMERA) system will play an important role in layered defence.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Air Force enlists top five contenders for CCA wingmen programme: here are the details
26th January 2024
The US Air Force's flagship Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme has marked a significant step towards advanced uncrewed aviation, with contracts awarded to five companies.
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Training
How close are the US Armed Forces to having super soldiers within their ranks?
27th December 2023
Pentagon services are working on projects to increase warfighters’ abilities including brain stimulation.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2023: CAE and Cubic to mix live training with virtual at US Navy base in 2024
29th November 2023
Cubic and CAE announced the establishment of the Next Generation Advanced Training Environment (NXTGEN8) at the US Navy Guam base, delivering a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training solution.
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Air Warfare
Shield AI successfully demonstrates autonomous teaming with V-BAT UAS
31st August 2023
Shield AI has completed an autonomous teaming demonstration using three V-BAT UAS, showcasing their Hivemind AI pilot and paving the way for deployable teaming capabilities in GPS-denied environments.
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Defence Notes
How the Pentagon is using quantum technology to improve its military capabilities
29th August 2023
The US DoD has been conducting several initiatives in the area of quantum science, the study of the smallest possible units of matter and energy, and intends to deepen the efforts in FY2024 as it watches China make advances in defence.
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Air Warfare
US Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie completes AI-powered test flight
4th August 2023
Developed by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Valkyrie's AI and machine learning agents demonstrated their capability to solve tactically relevant challenges during airborne operations.
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Land Warfare
UK plays host to inaugural AUKUS Pillar 2 AI and autonomy trial
26th May 2023
While for most part AUKUS is about submarines, under its Advanced Capabilities Pillar, known as Pillar 2, the UK, US and Australia are collaborating on other leading-edge technologies.
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Training
Boeing partners with Shield AI on autonomous pilot programme
17th March 2023
The agreement between Boeing and Shield AI will explore autonomous systems implemented into existing and future aircraft.
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Training
US Air Force AI-powered F-16 training jet takes the skies
16th February 2023
The reengineered artificial intelligence-driven, autonomous F-16 jet is fitted with an open system architecture and software that allows it to mimic the performance characteristic of other aircraft.
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Air Warfare
HAWC missile completes flight trials as focus turns to maturing hypersonic technology
31st January 2023
Completion of HAWC flight testing means the US has two viable hypersonic missile designs that can be matured into future programmes of record.
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman to enhance US Air Force intelligence
17th January 2023
Northrop Grumman will help modernise the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate's intelligence with AI solutions under the Intelligence Systems Infrastructure, Tools and Enhancements programme.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Bandit (US)
Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Skyborg [USA]
Programme Background Programme Intention Skyborg is one of three USAF Vanguard programs outlined in the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 initiative. The program intends ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Subsystems: software
SWARM
CHI Systems worked with Lockheed Martin on a programme for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build software models that imitate human behaviour, and ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: UAS radar
RAIDER
The Real-time Active Imaging in 3D at Extended Range (RAIDER) multi-sensor system is an extended-range version of the Polarimetric Imaging Laser Radar (PILAR). RAIDER includes ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Havoc
Havoc is a MALE modular payload UAS designed for customers with varying missions and payload requirements. Features include tool-less assembly, rolling take-off and landing and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XQ-58 Valkyrie
The XQ-58 Valkyrie is a high-altitude, long-endurance, runway-independent, high-subsonic 'Loyal Wingman' UAS developed jointly by Kratos and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to be used in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Demogorgon
In late October 2021, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Kratos Unnamed Systems Division an initial $17.68 million 12-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an Off-Board Sensing ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gambit (Series)
The Gambit Series are several UAV variants based around the Gambit Core, a common system containing the platform's hardware: landing gear, baseline avionics, chassis, and other essential functions. ...
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Air Force Test Center
The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, is Air Force Materiel Command's centre of excellence for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace ...