The U.S. Army has awarded RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, a $117.5 million contract for 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared B-Kit sensor low-rate initial production. Under the contract, RTX will deliver the 3GEN FLIR B-Kit sensors to several Army combat platforms, including the Abrams tank and Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle platforms. The 3GEN FLIR B-Kit is […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded 20 companies a total of $3.15 million in Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contracts to address key technology needs. The companies will receive up to $150,000 to conduct proof-of-concept research over five months. The key topic areas are accurate and real-time hardware-assisted detection of cyberattacks, air cargo […]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s cyber unit is asking to be recognized by the Department of Defense as a formal member of the DOD cyber mission force. The U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command operates under the Department of Homeland Security but performs missions like those of formal uniformed services within the U.S. military. CGCYBER operates primarily […]
The University of Arizona will expand its human spaceflight work with the NASA Johnson Space Center under a Space Act agreement. The deal allows the university to engage in different aspects of human spaceflight, including proprietary information exchange, research and development and advanced manufacturing. Work under the Space Act agreement would cover aerospace engineering, aeronautics, […]
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Prime has awarded autonomous uncrewed systems developer Darkhive a $5 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to integrate and test autonomy software for uncrewed aerial systems. Steve Turner, chief technology officer of Darkhive, said the company will deliver open, accessible, discoverable and adaptable interfaces to improve technology integration, […]
The U.S. Navy is soliciting feedback for commercially available undersea drones similar to its “Snakehead” Large-Diameter Unmanned Undersea Vehicle following a series of legislative and programmatic proceedings. Based on the solicitation, the Naval Sea Systems Command wants to learn about available LDUUVs, as well as cost drivers and timeframes required to field and deploy the […]
The chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation has asked the Department of Defense’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness to explain why a new travel management system program was canceled. Rep. Nancy Mace wants to hear from Gilbert Cisneros Jr. on July 18 about why the MyTravel software was canceled […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has issued a warning about a vulnerability affecting Medtronic’s cardiac devices. Medtronic’s Paceart Optima software stores and retrieves cardiac device data for programmers and remote monitoring systems for major cardiac device manufacturers. According to Medtronic, hackers can delete, steal or change data from a cardiac device if they manage to […]
The Department of Defense’s Defense Acquisition University plans to teach over 3,000 military and civilian professionals data analytics and artificial intelligence to help them better understand emerging technologies. David Pearson, director of DAU’s Engineering and Technology Center, said the upskilling initiative will support a growing recognition across the department for the need for data literacy. […]
The Defense Innovation Hub has issued a solicitation for its Novel Responsive Space Delivery effort, which seeks commercially available autonomous cargo delivery capabilities. The effort has three modalities: Earth-to-orbit, orbit-to-Earth, and orbit-to-orbit cargo deliveries. According to the solicitation, selected companies will prototype delivery solutions for one or more of the modalities. The deadline for responses […]
