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Overland AI Awarded $18.6 Million-ceiling Prototype OT to Develop Autonomous Navigation for U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicles

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024

The 24-month award calls for Overland AI to join the Ground Vehicle Autonomous Pathways (GVAP) program to develop a prototype autonomy stack for the U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV).

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The 24-month award calls for Overland AI to join the Ground Vehicle Autonomous Pathways (GVAP) program to develop a prototype autonomy stack for the U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV).
Experts from the U.S. Army and DIU selected Overland AI, along with Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies, to begin prototyping for the Robotic Combat Vehicle’s Software Pathways line of effort.
While the other contractors will focus on developing systems integration software, Overland AI will adapt its proven OverDrive solution to prototype autonomous vehicles capable of traversing complex terrain in contested areas without GPS support.
Overland AI delivers state-of-the-art robotics and autonomous vehicle solutions for any terrain and any conditions.

Army Selects Palantir to Deliver TITAN Next Generation Deep-Sensing Capability in Prototype Maturation Phase

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星期三, 三月 6, 2024

Building off Palantir’s prior work delivering AI capabilities for the warfighter, Palantir is deploying the Army’s first AI-defined vehicle.

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Building off Palantir’s prior work delivering AI capabilities for the warfighter, Palantir is deploying the Army’s first AI-defined vehicle.
Their mutual focus on openness, interoperability, and modularity enables the team to deliver modern capabilities to the warfighter at rapid speeds.
Building on Palantir’s years of experience bringing AI-enabled capabilities to warfighters, Palantir is now proud to deliver the Army’s first AI-defined vehicle,” said Akash Jain, President, Palantir USG.
This award is a successful progression of the Army’s competitive, software-centric approach to the June 2022 competitive prototyping phase of the TITAN Program.

Gecko Robotics Raises $100 Million to Extend its Series C Funding Enabling Major Growth in its Defense Business

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星期二, 十二月 5, 2023

Gecko Robotics , the industry leader in using AI-powered software and advanced robotics to maintain and build the world’s most important physical infrastructure, today announced an extension of its Series C funding round bringing the total Series C raise to $173 Million.

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Gecko Robotics , the industry leader in using AI-powered software and advanced robotics to maintain and build the world’s most important physical infrastructure, today announced an extension of its Series C funding round bringing the total Series C raise to $173 Million.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231205433553/en/
As part of the extension, Gecko is adding representatives from US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and Founders Fund to its corporate board.
“This investment is designed to help supercharge our work ensuring the critical assets that our military relies on to protect our national security are ready,” said Gecko Robotics CEO Jake Loosararian.
Gecko is on the frontlines of making sure the assets we rely on are ready if called upon - both today and tomorrow."

DeepSig Announces Strategic Partnership and Master Supply Agreement with Anduril

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星期四, 九月 21, 2023

DeepSig, innovators in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for wireless communications, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Anduril Industries, a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

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DeepSig, innovators in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for wireless communications, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Anduril Industries, a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
"We are excited about the possibilities that this partnership brings," said Jim Shea, DeepSig CEO.
“As an innovator in AI and ML solutions for wireless communications, DeepSig is uniquely positioned to partner with Anduril to help deliver these capabilities into their systems.
Under the terms of the master supply agreement, Anduril Industries will license DeepSig’s advanced AI software to forthcoming solutions.

ANDURIL INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES UAS DEVELOPER BLUE FORCE TECHNOLOGIES

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星期四, 九月 7, 2023

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Defense technology company Anduril Industries today announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division that serves a wide range of defense and commercial customers. This transaction will expand Anduril's existing autonomous fleet to now include large high performance, group 5 aircraft and significantly increases Anduril's reach and impact within the Department of Defense. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Defense technology company Anduril Industries today announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division that serves a wide range of defense and commercial customers.
Blue Force Technologies designs and manufactures high-end composite aircraft and their components at its factories in North Carolina.
Blue Force Technologies has been developing Fury, a group 5 autonomous air vehicle with fighter-like performance since 2019.
The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have all signaled their intention to modernize and adopt advanced autonomous capabilities.

Allison Transmission and Team Lynx Win Contract for Next Phases of U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Program

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星期三, 七月 26, 2023

Team Lynx, led by ARV, was recently selected for Phases 3 and 4 in the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition, now named the XM30 Combat Vehicle program.

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Team Lynx, led by ARV, was recently selected for Phases 3 and 4 in the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition, now named the XM30 Combat Vehicle program.
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“Allison Transmission is proud to partner with ARV and all members of Team Lynx—Textron Systems, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies and Anduril Industries,” said Dana Pittard, Vice President Defense Programs, Allison Transmission.
The advanced propulsion solution features a 220-kilowatt electric motor and associated inverter for on-board vehicle power and parallel electric hybrid operation.
To learn more about the Allison eGen Force and Team Lynx, visit allisontransmission.com .

Leading Defense Technology Companies and Investors Pen Open Letter Urging Acquisition Reform

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星期一, 六月 26, 2023

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle development, and 12 leading venture capital and defense technology firms announced an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III with concrete and actionable recommendations to reform acquisition, overcome barriers to innovation, and revise specific Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) structures.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle development, and 12 leading venture capital and defense technology firms announced an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III with concrete and actionable recommendations to reform acquisition, overcome barriers to innovation, and revise specific Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) structures.
"Silicon Valley companies are driving the innovation that will make a difference in a future conflict," said Qasar Younis, Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Intuition.
"Startups, dual-use companies, and other nontraditional defense contractors want to work with the Department of Defense, but often run into barriers that make it difficult to deliver cutting-edge, commercially-derived capabilities to the warfighter at speed and scale."
The letter is signed by leaders from Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Shield Capital, Haystack, Snowpoint Ventures, Anduril Industries, Palantir Technologies, Hermeus, Founders Fund, and Primer Technologies.

Aalyria & Anduril Partner to Integrate Technologies to Enhance Battlefield Capabilities

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星期二, 五月 9, 2023

Aalyria and Anduril Industries have signed a teaming agreement to integrate two key technologies that will advance the all-domain command and control of national security capabilities.

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Aalyria and Anduril Industries have signed a teaming agreement to integrate two key technologies that will advance the all-domain command and control of national security capabilities.
Under the agreement, the companies will integrate Aalyria’s networking orchestration platform, Spacetime with Anduril’s open operating system for national security capabilities, Lattice.
Anduril and Aalyria plan to demonstrate these advanced capabilities later this year as part of work on the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) program.
“Bringing together these two technologies will greatly expand battlefield capabilities, providing self-healing and resilient communications networks that haven’t before been possible.

XPRIZE Launches Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

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星期五, 四月 21, 2023

“We have been fighting wildfires the same way for decades – it’s not working, and the destruction is getting increasingly worse.

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“We have been fighting wildfires the same way for decades – it’s not working, and the destruction is getting increasingly worse.
We need a radical re-invention of how we detect and battle these blazes,” said Peter H. Diamandis, Executive Chairman of the Board, XPRIZE.
“In recent years, we’ve weathered some of the largest and most destructive wildfires in the history of our planet,” said Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator, FEMA.
“In success, this XPRIZE will deliver massive benefits to humanity by saving lives and eliminating many billions of dollars in economic devastation,” said Luckey.

First In Adds Arthur Karell to its Investment Team as Partner

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星期一, 十月 3, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, First In™ announced the investment team's expansion to include Arthur Karell as a Partner. The firm closed its first fund in March 2022 and now manages over $55 million in total capital. The entrepreneurs leading First In's portfolio companies are driving innovation at the forefront of cybersecurity, data intelligence, data management and automation, and defense technology.

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First In, the mission-driven venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and dual-use startups, brings aboard Partner Arthur Karell to join the firm's investment team.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, First In announced the investment team's expansion to include Arthur Karell as a Partner.
Arthur Karell has spent the past decade in leadership roles at high-growth technology companies, specifically data intelligence, defense technology, and digital asset companies.
Arthur has served as a venture partner at First In since 2020 and sourced several successful investments for the firm.