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    COVAR will explore the ethical use and technical challenges of military artificial intelligence (AI) and machine autonomy
    Computers

    COVAR to explore ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine autonomy in military applications

    John Keller
    Nov. 22, 2024
    ASIMOV to find ways to measure ethical use of military machine autonomy, and the readiness of autonomous systems to perform in military operations.

    Defense Executive

    A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during combat systems ship qualification trials.
    A Navy fire controlman installs a pump in the Dual Band Radar cooling system during routine maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
    The Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires the Naval Strike Missile during a recent at-sea exercise.
    The Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM-USV) is recovered aboard the littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during a test in June 2021.
    The Raider supercomputer is part of the DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
    Sailors load a MK 48 torpedo aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis.
    The Anduril Pulsar is an AI-enabled family of software-defined electromagnetic warfare systems for counter-UAV missions.
    An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) last September.
    Computers

    Northrop Grumman to continue work on upgrade to cockpit avionics and mission computer of E-2D aircraft

    John Keller
    Nov. 13, 2024
    Avionics upgrade is to replace the current E-2D integrated navigation, controls, display systems, and tactical mission computer and display systems.
    Ship-To-Shore Connector (SSC) moves Marines and equipment quickly onto invasion beaches from surface warships offshore.
    Computers

    Textron to build nine next-generation landing craft with data acquisition electronics in $394.3 million deal

    Nov. 12, 2024
    The SSC program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of LCAC vessels, which are nearing the end of their service life.
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    Learn about automating end-to-end testing for command and control systems at 14 Nov. webinar

    Nov. 12, 2024
    Topics include best practices for automating functional, performance, and security testing, ensuring compliance with Aerospace & Defense standards, and accelerating test cycles...
    The Trident II D5 nuclear ballistic missile launches from a submarine during recent testing.
    Sensors

    Lockheed Martin to build submarine-launched nuclear ballistic missiles with inertial and celestial guidance

    John Keller
    Nov. 12, 2024
    Warhead 93 will replace W76 and W88 warheads on Navy submarines from 2034, and will be aboard future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
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    New machine autonomy to enable military unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to reach maximum structural speeds

    John Keller
    Nov. 11, 2024
    UGVs should be able to operate off-road at speeds limited not by machine autonomy, but only by sensor limitations and vehicle mechanical limits.