The Defense Innovation Unit is expected to deploy Hypersonix Launch Systems’ DART Additive Engineering hypersonic vehicle demonstrator by the summer. The DIU plans to work with a launch provider to showcase how DART AE will support the Department of Defense’s hypersonics testing needs. The DIU chose the DART AE platform in March through the Hypersonic […]
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has opened the Advanced Characterization and Evaluation Laboratory, which will support the maturation of manufacturing capabilities for materials and structures. The ACEL will serve as the LLNL’s Nondestructive Evaluation group and Nondestructive Characterization Institute. It will work with a nearby manufacturing facility that allows engineers and specialists to perform classified […]
The U.S. Army is seeking a contractor that would serve as a third-party purchasing agent for cloud services. According to an Army presolicitation, the contractor will procure cloud services on demand and renegotiate rates to help the military branch get the best value for money and ensure competition. The presolicitation also stated that the contractor […]
The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center is assessing how generative artificial intelligence can support defense acquisition and contracting processes, according to Lt. Col. Robert Solano, a commander of the Defense Contract Management Agency. In a USAASC commentary, Solano noted that some acquisition officials believe that generative AI, such as ChatGPT, can help write contract requirements, […]
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research has secured $91.8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to create a phased array radar that would help improve weather predictions and climate projections. The UCAR will create the Airborne Phased Array Radar, which will be installed on an aircraft and flown above oceans and landmasses to […]
The Department of the Air Force has chosen Patrick Space Force Base as its preferred location for two U.S. Space Force components that oversee guardian training and education and warfighting doctrine and tactics. The Space Training and Readiness Command and Space Delta 10 will join Space Launch Delta 45 at the Patrick Space Force Base. […]
Peraton will deliver foreign threat analysis and assessment capabilities to the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Missile & Space Intelligence Center and the broader defense sector as part of a $284 million task order. Peraton will use science and technology intelligence to help warfighters, acquisition community customers and policymakers to make counterthreat decisions more effectively. The […]
The Space Operations Command has detailed how artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can support the U.S. Space Force’s missions. One general focus area under the SpOC’s list of AI/ML needs is defense. According to the combatant command, AI and ML can be used to develop novel ways to counter cyber and physical threats. Under […]
Maxar Technologies is considering using space-based Earth observation sensors to monitor activities and objects in orbit as part of a multibillion-dollar contract the company secured from the National Reconnaissance Office in 2022. Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of Maxar’s public sector Earth intelligence unit and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said during the […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is planning a program that would integrate new forms of artificial intelligence and other technologies that would speed up the patent application process, ease access to the national intellectual property system and reduce the costs associated with patent searches. Under the Track Three Pilot Program, the USPTO plans to […]
