Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities? Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities? | Shephard The growing proliferation of threats on the battlefield has reinforced the importance of autonomous targeting technologies in future warfare.Such technologies can identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human [...]

This US company focused on rifle accuracy has joined the counter-drone fight making weapons of last resort US Company That Focused on Rifle Accuracy Now in Counter-Drone Fight - Business InsiderAimLock is an aided target recognition technology company founded in 2013.Its targeting systems have been applied to everything from rifles to rockets and various [...]

AimLock Collaborates with Maxar to solve GPS vulnerability in autonomous weapons systems AimLock has collaborated with Maxar Intelligence to solve one of the most important challenges in today’s battlespace: GPS vulnerability in autonomous weapons systems.Modern weapons systems rely heavily on GPS for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) and for targeting, [...]

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/12/17/counterdrone-tech-struggles-to-keep-up-with-evolving-threat VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — During the last year, the Navy alone has spent more than $1 billion shooting down missiles and uncrewed aerial systems in the Red Sea — an expense made unsustainable by the sheer proliferation of relatively inexpensive drones in battle zones. The Defense Department is scrambling for affordable and adaptable counter-drone [...]

R oyal Marines have trained with drone swarms in what is thought to be a first for the UK's armed forces, as the Ministry of Defence looks to move the military further into the 21st century. In a first for the UK's armed forces, Royal Marines have used drone swarms to assist in battle drills. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than 10 years of technology and product development, AimLock, which is based in Littleton, Colorado and specializes in bringing intelligent fire control systems and semi-autonomous, precision-targeting technology to the battlefield, is making its work public at the 2021 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Subsequently, AimLock is rolling out their [...]

The Department of Defense (DOD) and The Texas A&M University System co-sponsored Drone Venture Day, where U.S. manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS (C-UAS) had the unique opportunity to meet with trusted capital providers to explore mutually beneficial business partnerships focused on national security concerns. Drone Venture Day represented the inaugural event [...]

With an appearance that looks like something from a sci-fi movie, the AimLock MRR mid-range rifle chassis is a sensor-based platform that gives Soldiers computer-based targeting and fire control. “AimLock™ technology dramatically increases hit probability and reduces time-to-engagement by autonomously detecting targets, ‘locking’ onto the prioritized target, and auto-correcting the weapon’s aim point to [...]

Created under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between Doolittle Institute and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), SOFWERX is a non-profit organization that facilitates collaborations with small businesses, innovators, academia, industry, government & innovation spaces to solve warfighter problems. One of their biggest yearly events is ThunderDrone RPE, which showcases new, novel, and provocative [...]