Applied Intuition will provide the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm with access to virtual sensor optimization software under a contract. The autonomous vehicle software developer will deliver the offering via its sensor simulation product Spectral to help AFWERX enhance sensor performance, selection, evaluation and timeline development, Applied Intuition said Wednesday.   Qasar Younis, […] More

Applied Intuition, a Mountain View, California-based software developer, has received a two-year contract with a maximum value of $49 million to deliver a modeling and simulation platform to the U.S. Army for the service branch’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Program. The end-to-end autonomy software development and test technology is envisioned to assist the RCV team within the […] More

The U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected eight companies to prototype autonomous software and processes to advance the use of uncrewed vehicles in challenging military operations as part of the Ground Vehicle Autonomous Pathways project. DIU said Wednesday the GVAP project seeks to provide a technical pipeline to support rapid modeling, development, testing and fielding of autonomous features.

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A group of 12 defense technology companies and venture capital firms provided the Department of Defense with four recommendations to reform acquisition, make revisions to specific planning, programming, budgeting and execution structures and address challenges to innovation. In a Friday letter to Defense Secretary and 2023 Wash100 awardee Lloyd Austin, the companies said they endorse […] More

The Defense Innovation Unit has selected three additional companies to build and test unmanned ground vehicle navigation software prototypes for the U.S. Army. Neya Systems, Robotic Research Autonomous Industries and Scale AI were chosen for the development of the Ground Vehicle Autonomous Pathways project, DIU said Monday. They join Applied Intuition Inc. and Kodiak Robotics, which were tapped in December 2022 […] More

Executive Mosaic is honored to induct Stephen duMont, president of GM Defense, into the 2023 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading company growth efforts through new business establishment and industry and defense collaborations. The award is the first time duMont was named among the Wash100 recipients, who are elite public and private sector individuals […] More

General Dynamics‘ land systems business has tapped General Motors‘ defense subsidiary to support its bid to develop the new military automobiles that will replace the U.S. Army’s Bradley combat vehicles. GM Defense said Wednesday it will work with AeroVironment, Applied Intuition and General Dynamics’ mission systems business as core members of the GD Land Systems […] More

South Korea-based armored troop carrier developer Hanwha and Oshkosh, a maker of military trucks, have partnered to pursue the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program that seeks to replace the service's M2 Bradley infantry vehicles, Breaking Defense reported Monday. The Oshkosh-Hanwha team joins the other four confirmed industry groups that have submitted bids for the Army’s OMFV program.

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