Swedish defence sector prime Saab AB has acquired UK-based AI and autonomy specialist BlueBear Systems Group Ltd. BlueBear, which employs 65 staff at its Bedford, UK, base is a world-leading provider of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems for complex defence and…
Just one month after its formation Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) has issued a Request for Information for its first Innovation Challenge. ASCA is seeking information to support an Australian sovereign Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and trusted autonomy industrial…
The Australian Army has successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a Victorian highway. As part of the Leader-Follower trial, a convoy of four autonomous Army trucks followed a crewed ‘leader’ vehicle on a public road in Victoria. The National…
The first AUKUS Pillar 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial was held in the UK in April, with the aim of rapidly driving these technologies into responsible military use. The Australian Army, DSTG and two Australian suppliers, Boeing Defence…