Lockheed Martin said its Pony Express 2 technology demonstration mission is ready for launch. Pony Express 2 comprises two small satellites installed on two Terran Orbital Renegade space vehicles to provide tactical communications systems, a Ka-band crosslink and mesh network and precision relative ranging and time synchronization. The mission will demonstrate enhanced connectivity for warfighters, […]
The head of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet made two key announcements for the service’s unmanned capabilities during the West 2024 Conference. According to Adm. Samuel Paparo, the Navy plans to establish its second, uniformed squadron to oversee unmanned surface drone capabilities to allow the service to own and operate its drones in certain spaces […]
The Department of Justice’s deputy attorney general, Lisa Monaco, announced that the agency will discuss artificial intelligence-related matters with experts through a six-month initiative. Speaking at the University of Oxford about the risks and opportunities presented by AI, Monaco said the department, through the “Justice AI” initiative, will collect information from experts in the private […]
The Office of Management and Budget has announced a new searchable tool that improves government transparency and accessibility for federal funding programs. According to the OMB, the Federal Program Inventory allows the general public, congressional stakeholders, oversight bodies and other interested parties to search through various programs, types of assistance agencies have to offer and […]
Verizon has attended a groundbreaking ceremony at Fort Bliss in Texas, marking the start of a construction project delivering 5G connectivity to soldiers. Verizon will work with Boldyn Networks to set up the infrastructure needed to provide 5G connectivity at Fort Bliss, which will serve military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. Specifically, the two […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched the Zero Trust Initiative Office, which will help federal agencies implement zero trust security principles. Speaking Thursday at CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit, Sean Connelly, senior cybersecurity architect and trusted internet connection program manager at CISA, shared that the office will provide comprehensive training materials and resources to […]
SpaceX launched the USSF-124 mission on Feb. 14, sending six missile-detecting satellites into orbit. The mission’s payload includes two prototype satellites, one developed by L3Harris Technologies and the other developed by Northrop Grumman, for the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program. The HBTSS program is designed to augment the existing overhead […]
The U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations is optimistic about the service’s ability to operate a manned-unmanned fleet within the next decade. Speaking at the WEST 2024 conference on Tuesday, Adm. Lisa Franchetti shared that the Navy is keen on integrating the manned-unmanned teaming concept by 2030. Franchetti also said the service will create the […]
BlueHalo is acquiring the end-to-end solutions provider Eqlipse Technologies to create a company that provides essential technologies to defense entities. The combined company will BlueHalo’s and Eqlipse’s expertise to accelerate the development and fielding of advanced defense technologies. Upon acquisition completion, BlueHalo will hold nearly 90 patents; employ new personnel; and offer 20 product lines […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Veeam Software a contract to support the service’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program. The company will provide data backup and recovery software solutions to the Navy’s Program Manager Warfare 160, which oversees the CANES program, through the contract worth $5 million, with options that could take the total […]
