Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions has concluded demonstrations and test activities for its M252 mortar training system. The test activity supported Soldier Touch Point 3. The product is an 81-millimeter instrumented mortar training system that Cubic developed in partnership with General Dynamics Mission Systems. It uses geo pairing to provide accurate ballistic munition trajectories and […]
Karen LeDoux, a veteran of the U.S. Army, is a program vice president for LMI Consulting who oversees projects for the service. She is a Potomac Officers Club member. LeDoux leads LMI’s military health and veterans affairs programs. She also works with Army project and product managers, staff members and agencies. She was also able […]
The U.S. Army will test its tactical data fabric solution during Project Convergence 22. The Army’s tactical data fabric is designed as a federated environment that allows information sharing among various forces and groups. It is part of the service’s Command Post Computing Environment, a system that will consolidate mission systems and programs into a […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is completing plans for an online platform for artificial intelligence trustworthiness. The platform, which will be called the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resouce Center, will provide support documents and guidance about the technology’s characteristics and use cases. It will also contain data from other agencies and industry members […]
NASA and aerospace company SpaceX have signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement to study the possibility of boosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit and possibly adding more years of operation to its life. Under the agreement, SpaceX will evaluate the feasibility of using its Dragon spacecraft to place the telescope in a […]
Quantum computing company IonQ has secured a $13.4 million contract to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s quantum computing efforts. Under the contract, IonQ will give AFRL access to its trapped ion systems for quantum computing hardware research. The company will also support the laboratory’s development of quantum algorithms and applications. The quantum computing […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will sponsor an unclassified proposers day to share more information about the Cyber Agents for Security Testing and Learning Environments broad agency announcement. The CASTLE program seeks to develop an artificial intelligence toolkit that will train cyber agents in defending against advanced persistent threats. Agents will be exposed to […]
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory has awarded Palantir Technologies a one-year, $229 million contract for extended artificial intelligence and machine learning support services. Under the contract, Palantir will support all branches of the armed services, Joint Staff and special forces in their efforts to test, use and scale AI and ML technologies across the Department […]
CACI International has secured a $174 million task order for naval ship support services that would improve fleet safety, reliability and readiness. The company will provide the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command with expertise and solutions to enhance ship machinery, systems, equipment and performance while reducing costs. Work under the task order includes research, analysis […]
Science and technology company Leidos has delivered a strategic plan and implementation roadmap to the Department of Energy for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the agency’s Hanford site in Washington. The infrastructure roadmap analyzes the DOE’s electric vehicle mission and scope, fleet and facility characteristics, vehicle types and other EV-related elements. It is designed to […]
