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Anti-Jam Communication Satellites From Boeing, Northrop Grumman Eyed for USSF Program

The U.S. Space Force has short-listed Boeing and Northrop Grumman for its next-generation jamming-resistant communication satellites.  Earlier, the two companies secured task orders to develop prototypes for the USSF’s Protected Tactical Satellite-Resilient program to establish a constellation of communication spacecraft resistant to jamming and cyberattacks, safeguarding U.S. forces’ connectivity in contested environments. On-orbit demonstrations of […]
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Charles River Analytics’ Risk Assessment Approach Progresses With New Air Force Funding

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has awarded Phase II Small Business Innovation Research funding for Charles River Analytics’ Real-Time Assessment and Decision Interactive Toolkit, which is being developed to support critical U.S. Air Force security decisions.  The toolkit, which uses hybrid artificial intelligence approaches, is designed to aggregate real-time data from different sources for […]
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Momentus Joins DARPA’s Orbital Manufacturing Program Demo for Large-Scale Space Structures

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Momentus a contract in the demo program for the agency’s Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design project geared for building large-scale space structures.  The DARPA task order calls for the San Jose, California-based commercial space company to collaborate with other NOM4D team members in […]
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Capgemini Joins DARPA Project to Support Carbon Capture Through Quantum Computing

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will work with Capgemini Government Solutions to explore quantum computing applications in carbon capture and storage.  The collaborative project is under the Imagining Practical Applications for a Quantum Tomorrow program of DARPA’s Advanced Research Concepts. It will provide the agency access to the company’s global engineering talent to pinpoint […]
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US Air Force Advancing Efforts on Cyber-Enabled Air Superiority, Official Says

The U.S. Air Force has started investing in the service branch’s organic cyber capabilities to enhance air superiority, according to Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations. In a recent Defense One webcast, Lauderback, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, noted that the […]
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GSA Leveraging AI-Based Tool to Enhance Customer Experience, Official Says

The General Services Administration is pursuing customer experience enhancement, one of the three priorities of the President’s Management Agenda, through “Gov CX Analyzer,” an artificial intelligence-based, open-source tool, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said. Speaking at a recent Workday Federal Forum, Carnahan explained that improved survey information and feedback forms comprise the tool’s mechanism for the […]
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CYBERCOM Beefs Up Cybersecurity Collaboration With Zambia

Members of the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force collaborated for about three months with cyber defenders in the Zambian Information Communication Technology Authority, during which the American team tracked and eliminated vulnerabilities in Zambia’s networks. According to CYBERCOM, the CNMF’s first Zambian deployment is part of its intelligence-driven Defend Forward program to ward […]
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DIU Taps iDirect Government to Address 5G Interference on Warfighters’ Satellite CommunicationsSystems

Herndon, Virginia-based satellite communications services provider iDirect Government has secured a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a 5G co-channel mitigation system prototype to enhance combatants’ SATCOM efficiency and security. According to iDirect, its Communication Signal Interference Removal technology will provide a template for the prototype development.  Anthony Bustamante, DIU’s cyber and telecommunications […]
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