A new partnering arrangement ratified by the Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, will facilitate greater collaboration between Defence and the university sector. The Defence Science Partnerships (DSP 2.0) agreement, which replaces an earlier agreement of the same name, involves…
The US Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB has awarded multiple indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to The Boeing Co., General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. These initial…
The US Air Force recently announced the Vanguard Program as part of its transformational science and technology 2030 strategy for the next decade. Vanguard programs will rapidly advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and experimentation. With these…
Buffalo, NY-based Calspan Corporation has been awarded a US$14.1 million, four-year contract by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to modify four Aero Vodochody L39 Albatros jet trainers as autonomous dog fighters. This contract will support DARPA’s full-scale…
The Sydney-based University of New South Wales has introduced the world’s first undergraduate degree in quantum engineering, in response to a growing need for a workforce that can help Australia share in a multi-billion dollar industry. The new major will…