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Air Force

Miltiary Services Seeking Private Industry Help on Autonomy

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

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Miltiary Services Seeking Private Industry Help on Autonomy

QinetiQ's U.S. business' unmanned systems include the TALON tactical robot. Photo: QinetiQ

Autonomous systems offer a wealth of promise for the military, but working with industry to transition technology from research labs to the battlefield will be key, service officials said on Thursday.Officials from the services’ science and technology community told the House Armed Services Committees Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee that the Pentagon is expanding its partnerships with commercial companies.The Air Force is working through Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental—the Pentagon’s hub at Moffett Field, created to scout out disruptive technologies—to try to…

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