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DARPA Taps Sikorsky Flight Automation For Army Black Hawk Testbed – Overt Defense –

Sikorsky will install its MATRIX flight autonomy system in a Army-owned UH-60M testbed in 2025 under the terms of the $6 million contract.

DARPA Funds Allow PSU Research Into Fascinating World of Mixed Reality

Reporter Antonio Fondacaro visits Gary Tan’s mixed reality lab to explore Penn State’s research on a defense grant against cognitive attacks.

The Pentagon Needs a Quantum Strategy – RealClearDefense

Second, the DoD must craft and execute a strategic framework to guide its approach to follow DARPA’s effort. If quantum technologies are to become an …

Ukrainian president, U.S. defense secretary meet on defense issues – Xinhua

KIEV, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed defense issues …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes show of support in Ukraine | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid a visit to Kyiv on Monday to reassure Ukrainians about American support. He met with President Volodymyr …

U.S. defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv on Monday. Photo: Press …

Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. | U.S. GAO

N6339421R3007, issued by the Department of the Navy, for developmental and long range sub-orbital vehicles. The protester challenges the Navy’s …

Lockheed Martin Executive Remotely Controls UH-60 Black Hawk from 300 Miles Away …

MATRIX is the technological foundation for DARPA’s ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System) program that Sikorsky has developed since 2020.

Category: Cybersecurity – emptywheel

… DARPA in exoskeleton vaporware. But apparently last Tuesday’s op-ed by David Ignatius in WaPo on the development of “new exotic weapons” that may …

The American “new secret weapon” – Telegraph – Telegrafi

The US Department of Defense, responsible for the development of new technologies for the US Army (DARPA), proposed the use of tactical tunnels on …