German autonomous strike drones startup Stark has acquired a Berlin-based company building autonomous navigation software for drones to boost its swarming capabilities. Continue reading
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Shield AI V-BAT Selected by Netherlands Ministry of Defence for Navy and Marine Corps
– Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marine Corps. Continue reading
RTX and Shield AI Partner to Develop New Defense Capabilities
– RTX and Shield AI announced a new partnership to integrate Shield AI capabilities into select RTX defense products, like loitering munitions and sensors. This collaboration will deliver enhanced, autonomous capabilities to US and allied defense forces. Continue reading
AI Drone Beats Human Champions at Abu Dhabi Racing Event
A team of scientists and students from TU Delft in the Netherlands has taken first place at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi – an international race that pushes the limits of physical artificial intelligence, challenging teams to fly fully autonomous drones using only a single camera. Continue reading
Cambridge Pixel and OpenWorks Collaborate on C-UAS for European Police Forces
– Cambridge Pixel has announced its recent collaboration with OpenWorks Engineering, renowned for innovative optical systems and counter-UAS technology. The partnership combines OpenWorks’ advanced optical tracking system, Vision Flex, with its radar processing software and system engineering expertise to deliver tailored counter-drone systems that meet the operational needs of multiple European police forces. Continue reading
MIT’s AI-Enabled Control System Helps Autonomous Drones Stay on Target in Uncertain Environments
An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown disturbances inflight presents an enormous challenge for the drone’s flight control system. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and IBM’s Red Hat Team to Develop Smart Drone Swarms
When seconds matter, real-time software updates can make or break a mission. That’s why Lockheed Martin teamed up with Red Hat to accelerate the rapid deployment of swarm autonomy technologies, enabling software updates to make unmanned aerial systems smarter at scale in tactical environments. Continue reading
Sky Sentinel – Ukraine’s AI-Powered Anti-Drone Turret
Ukrainian engineers have developed Sky Sentinel, an AI-Powered Anti-Drone Turret, in response to the ongoing Russian drone and missile attacks. Continue reading