Raytheon, an RTX unit, announced on Monday that its StormBreaker glide bomb has been fielded on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the first Navy aircraft approved to carry the smart weapon. Other plane armaments onboard include Paveway laser-guided bombs and Maverick missiles. According to Paul Ferraro, Raytheon’s air power president and a speaker at […]
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has partnered with Airtech International to demonstrate recycling’s potential in reinforcing the composites supply chain vital to advancing 3D printing or additive manufacturing. According to ORNL, its joint research team with Airtech developed a 3D-printed, large-format additively manufactured mold for the aerodynamic splitter of a race car […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded GovCIO a three-year, $35 million task order to continue providing advanced technology solutions and digital services support to the VA’s Life Insurance Policy Administration System Phase II program. GovCIO had previously worked with the VA Office of Information and Technology and the Veterans Benefits Administration to modernize and […]
The Marine Corps has completed the first test flight of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned air vehicle, a step toward integrating the jet-powered UAV into the Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer–Portfolio program. The first of two XQ-58A Valkyrie was delivered to the Marines in March to support platform prototyping and integration efforts […]
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is inviting participants to collaborate in a new consortium for the development of innovative solutions for artificial intelligence safety and trustworthiness. The technological alliance is a central element of the U.S. AI Safety Institute, which Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo unveiled at the AI Safety Summit […]
The Department of Defense issued on Thursday its 2023 Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy focused on agility and speed in AI development and application. The improved decision-making advantage that an agile AI approach delivers is the strategy’s main driver, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks commented in unveiling the new blueprint. The Chief Digital […]
The Biden administration’s national cyber director nominee, Harry Coker, told lawmakers at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that carrying out the National Cybersecurity Strategy requires focus on the implementation plan as much as the goals. Coker noted that operationalizing the strategy requires coordinating 69 initiatives across 18 departments and agencies. According to the nominee, […]
The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, a non-profit organization that helps drive innovation in the defense industry, has created an eight-member team to integrate advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in the U.S. Army’s 10X Dismounted Infantry Platoon program. According to the NAMC, the program seeks to make foot soldiers 10 times more effective than the […]
Science Applications International Corp. has enhanced its Data Science Suite’s Tenjin and Koverse platforms to safeguard critical information while enabling timely access to actionable inputs from multiple domains, a company official announced Wednesday. Tenjin, which SAIC jointly developed with the advanced analytics platform Dataiku, incorporates several new features reflecting recent AI innovations, such as advanced […]
Redhorse Corporation has added cyber and engineering expertise to its current data products portfolio, following its acquisition of the Gainesville, Virginia-based Allied Associates International. According to John Zangardi, Redhorse CEO, a 4×24 member and two-time Wash100 winner, merging A21’s capabilities with Redhorse’s analytics expertise establishes a national security platform for solutions to the “most complex […]
