A new study by Aerospace Corp. said the departments of Defense and Commerce could broaden discussions on future weather satellite programs as they transition to newer systems for collecting meteorological data. According to the study, such a transition opens up an opportunity for national dialogue and coordinated discussions with groups like the United States Group […]
Tom Laliberty currently serves as the vice president of land warfare and air defense at Raytheon Technologies. Laliberty is responsible for a team that provides integrated air and missile defense, precision long-range and combat weapon capabilities to customers such as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, according to his LinkedIn profile. His career with Raytheon […]
The Air Force, together with the Space Force, is examining the viability of employing reusable rockets to quickly transport materiel to ports around the world. The effort, dubbed Rocket Cargo Vanguard, is being led by the Air Force Research Laboratory and is aimed at adapting commercial rockets for the Department of Defense’s logistical missions. AFRL […]
HawkEye 360 has announced that its Cluster 3 satellites have been shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where they will be launched aboard Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission. The satellites could launch within the month as part of the upcoming rideshare mission, which also includes Kleos Space’s Polar Vigilance Mission satellites, Astrocast’s internet of things nano satellites and […]
The Air Force has issued a request for information on behalf of the Tactical Air Control Party Modernization Office in search of hardware and software products to support the modernization of Air Support Operations Centers. ASOCs are responsible for integrating close air support power into counter-land operations. They support warfighters by de-conflicting airspace, coordinating air […]
The Marine Corps Systems Command is deploying an improved version of an intelligence system that commanders rely on to stay informed of battlefield situations and threats. Upgrades to the Distributed Common Ground/Surface System-Marine Corps include new computer hardware and software connected to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. The modified DCGS-MC also comes with sensors and […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has unveiled a new hands-free communications technology for first responders called Direct Artificial Intelligence System Interface. DAISI is powered by automated speech recognition technology, which the DHS S&T developed with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and ASR specialist Think-A-Move. The tech outperforms current speech recognition […]
The Department of Defense is significantly reducing funding for the so-called hunt forward missions, which are foreign operations carried out by the U.S. Cyber Command to fend off hackers targeting other nations. The DOD is only asking $147.2 million for the operations for fiscal year 2022, marking a big cut from the $431.6 million budget […]
Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, has been awarded a $942.9 million contract to upgrade the Army’s Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle with a new unmanned turreted auto-cannon. The contract provides for the integration of the 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System onto ICVVA1 vehicles across three Stryker brigade combat teams. The upgrade […]
The Space Force is requesting $832 million in additional funding from Congress for its fiscal year 2022 unfunded priority list. Weapon system sustainment accounts for the biggest chunk in the service’s wish list at $122 million. The funding would advance the Range of the Future concept, which is aimed at updating military installations such as […]
