The Federal Aviation Administration has selected the automated scanning and target tracking company Pharovision and the unmanned aerial vehicle security company Sentrycs to conduct a three-month drone monitoring test at the Atlantic City International Airport. Pharovision and Sentrycs started their test in July to determine if their technologies could detect and track potentially hostile UAVs […]
galaxy ngThe Department of Defense’s Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center has awarded REI Systems a contract to build a Salesforce-based threat detection case management solution. REI will replace DITMAC’s manual insider threat reporting process with an artificial intelligence-enabled and automated offering that can improve predictive warnings and enable a more effective threat and incident […]
Software security solutions provider CodeLock has entered into a master government aggregator partnership with Carahsoft Technology, allowing CodeLock to deliver its cybersecurity products to government users. Under the partnership, Carahsoft will make CodeLock’s compliance, accountability and security solutions available to the government through its reseller networks and government contracting vehicles. CodeLock’s products will be available […]
The U.S. Marine Corps System Command has awarded Leidos a $32 million contract for defense radar systems development. Leidos, through its Dynetics subsidiary, will develop four Medium Range Air Defense Radar prototypes within two years. Dynetics will use experiences learned from the Marine Expeditionary Long Range Persistent Sensor contract awarded in June. MELPS is a […]
Millennium Space Systems announced that it has completed a critical design review for the Missile Track Custody space vehicle it is building for the U.S. Space Force. The company completed the CDR less than five months after it concluded the preliminary design review for MTC. The CDR was performed using digital engineering techniques, which streamlined […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has joined the Trillion Parameter Consortium, an organization of scientists that addresses challenges with large-scale artificial intelligence systems and advances AI capabilities for scientific discoveries. ORNL will help the consortium build a community interested in generative AI model development, launch and coordinate projects that would benefit the broader AI and scientific […]
Lockheed Martin will launch an Electronically Steerable Antenna payload demonstrator in December to showcase how its sensors can rapidly operate in orbit. According to Lockheed, the ESA demonstrator, dubbed “Tantrum,” can be activated and calibrated much quicker than traditional on-orbit sensors, which usually take months to become operational. Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager […]
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill requiring the Department of Defense to work with its Five Eyes allies in developing artificial intelligence technologies. The bill, introduced by Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., requires the secretary of defense and the director of national security to create an interagency working group to develop and […]
The Department of State said 47 states have endorsed a declaration for the responsible use of artificial technologies and automation for global militaries that the U.S. government first launched in the Netherlands in mid-February. According to the Department of Defense, the “Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy” comprises non-legally binding […]
Idaho National Laboratory officials are investigating a cyber intrusion that allowed hackers to exploit the lab’s data. According to INL spokesperson Lori McNamara, the hackers executed a data breach on Nov. 20 aimed at the lab’s servers supporting the Oracle Human Capital Management System. On Sunday, the SiegedSec hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that […]
