Author: Mario Jaconelli

The world’s first neural network able to explain itself is in development at Raytheon as part of the DARPA Explainable Artificial Intelligence programme. Through the programme DARPA aims to establish a suite of machine learning techniques with the ability to produce explainable models without compromising on performance. This will allow human users to better understand […]

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life today, but the cyber threat is now ever-present and evolving at breakneck pace. This is the age of the Internet of Things after all, with more devices online than there are people in the world. And while the digital trend looks set to continue, our reliance on connectivity brings […]

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A new breed of advanced, higher-power, harder-to-jam GPS III satellites are making their way to the launch pad, according to the US Air Force. In August, Lockheed Martin shipped the very first US Air Force GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV01) to Cape Canaveral for launch in December. Designed and built at Lockheed Martin’s […]

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The US Navy has accepted delivery of two Littoral Combat Ships, the future USS Sioux City and USS Wichita, during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. Sioux City and Wichita, respectively, are the 14th and 15th Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) to be delivered to the US Navy and the sixth and seventh of […]

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Boeing has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new on-board autonomous command and control technology in Australia. Conducted at a regional Queensland airfield, the flights saw five UAV test beds equipped with the Boeing on-board system safely complete in-air programmed missions as a team without input from […]

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Bell Helicopter has successfully delivered two Bell 429s to the Jamaica Defence Force, with a third scheduled for delivery sometime next year. The three aircraft will enable the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to undertake a wide array of missions; from search and rescue, medical evacuation and disaster relief to national security and military training. “We […]

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QinetiQ is working with the Australian War Memorial to revitalise the country’s most significant aviation assets, including the Hudson Mark IV Bomber currently on display at Canberra Airport. During a two-year sponsorship of the Australian War Memorial, QinetiQ will help restore the Hudson’s damaged nose cone. The restoration, which includes the engineering design and manufacture […]

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The US Air Force is readying its KC-10 Extender boom operators for the future, thanks to a brand new programme combining cutting-edge, three-dimensional simulation with life-size cargo load training. In US Air Force parlance, the boom operator is the aircrew member responsible for aerial refuelling aboard tanker aircraft. The new training regime is especially welcome […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has published a brand new competition document for The Invisible Battlespace, focusing on the hotly contested electromagnetic environment. The Accelerator is seeking new concepts from academia and the private sector alike to better develop radically different approaches to operations across and within the increasingly congested electromagnetic environment – otherwise […]

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Facilities management specialist EMCOR UK has secured an eight-year deal to support the BAE Systems Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) contract. EMCOR UK will provide both BAE Systems and the UK Ministry of Defence will facilities management services across RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth. Crucially, the company has delivered similar services to RAF Coningsby since […]

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Northrop Grumman and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have set a new standard for wireless transmission, having operated a data link at 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) over a 20 kilometre urban environment. To put this achievement in relatable terms, the data rate was quick enough to download a 50 Gigabyte Blu-ray […]

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