Boeing and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have launched an investigation on the International Space Station National Laboratory aimed at validating a capability to create 3D maps of remote environments without the need for GPS. The project uses one of NASA’s Astrobee free-flying robots deployed to the ISS in March on SpaceX’s 30th […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, will develop two updated missile variants under a $344 million contract funded by the Foreign Military Sales program. The SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU missile variants will be equipped with the same upgraded guidance section, target detection device, independent flight termination system and electronics unit to use a common […]
The U.S. government intends to invest $6.14 billion in Micron Technology through the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of two semiconductor fabrication plants in New York and one in Idaho. On Thursday, the Department of Commerce and Micron signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms specifying the government’s proposed funding, which will […]
Carahsoft has agreed to become Quantum’s federal distributor to increase the public sector’s access to the latter’s end-to-end data solutions. The Quantum data platform, powered by artificial intelligence, offers a suite of products designed for large data storage, management, protection, retrieval and analysis to support use cases, including geospatial capture and data forensics, Carahsoft said. […]
The Department of Homeland Security has selected Michael Boyce as director of its AI Corps workforce. Boyce moved to DHS from the White House Office of Management and Budget, where he served as a senior policy analyst focused on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and AI policy. His appointment is part of the […]
Walacor has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft to bring data security solutions to the public sector. Carahsoft will introduce the Walacor data security platform to government agencies through its reseller partners and National Association of State Procurement Officials and OMNIA Partners contracts. The platform supports S3 integrations, provides data governance and visibility and […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Electra a contract to explore the capability of the company’s electric short takeoff and landing aircraft to operate in contested logistics environments. Throughout the contract duration, Electra will collaborate with Navy stakeholders to identify specific contested logistics applications and perform a conceptual design study to determine […]
The Missile Defense Agency will perform additional assessments on Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Discrimination Radar in preparation for the capability’s transition to the warfighters. Lockheed recently transferred the LRDR, which has operated at the Clear Space Force Station since 2021, to the MDA following the completion of the DD250 final acceptance requirement. The LRDR, operating […]
The Department of Defense has awarded three-year contracts worth $26.6 million to nine organizations under the Joint Acceleration of Hypersonic Vehicle Aerostructures Alternatives program. The Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology office facilitated the awards made through the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems other transaction authority. Under the contracts, the […]
Anne Marie Schumann has taken her oath of office as the new principal cyber adviser of the Department of the Navy. In the said role, she will provide cyber-related advice to the secretary of the Navy, the chief of naval operations and the commandant of the Marine Corps; facilitate the implementation of the Department of […]
