BrainChip secures $2.7m US Air Force contract for radar signal technology
BrainChip secures $2.7m US Air Force contract for radar signal technology Machine learning specialist BrainChip (ASX: BRN) has secured a contract worth approximately $2.7 million with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract covers neuromorphic radar signal processing and was awarded under the SBIR program, which funds research and development by small businesses to support US government missions. Neuromorphic engineering mimics the way the human brain works by designing hardware and software that simulate neural and synaptic functions to process information. Multiple platforms “Radar signal processing will be implemented on multiple mobile platforms, so minimising system size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) is critical,” chief executive officer Sean Hehir said. The contract award follows the successful demonstration of radar processing algorithms running on BrainChip’s commercial off-the-shelf neuromorphic hardware. “This partnership to improve radar signal applicat...