Northrop Grumman has landed a $262.3M Air Force contract modification for active electronically scanned array radars for F-16 aircraft. Under the firm-fixed-price modification, the contractor shall provide support for 15 engineering, manufacturing and development phases; 90 production radars; and related equipment and spare parts, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. The modification increases the contract's cumulative […]
The Department of Defense is scheduled to test a new hypersonic glide body within 2020, according to hypersonics director Mike White. He said DoD will first conduct flight experiments before testing weapon system prototypes. While White did not reveal a specific testing date nor how the glide body will be tested, he said it must […]
Dan Wilbricht is the vice president of Ivanti's public sector sales in the Americas, responsible for information technology customers within the federal, state, local and education markets. Wilbricht helps Ivanti's customers keep up with market demands and comply with regulations, in addition to reducing costs for the company, according to his LinkedIn profile. Wilbricht brought over 15 […]
Science Applications International Corporation secured a combined $1.1B in national security contracts in the fourth quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, increasing the annual total to $2.8B. The company's fourth-quarter wins include a $265M classified space contract and a $727M contract for the Air Force's Cloud One common computing environment, SAIC announced Monday. Michael LaRouche, the executive […]
Amazon, Microsoft and IBM have collaborated to develop a standard for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The Consumer Technology Association tapped the three big tech companies and 49 others to standardize AI-related terms and definitions for the education of the health care industry. CTA official Rene Quashie said forming common terminology and agreeing […]
Joe Mayo is the senior vice president of defense programs business development at AAR, an aviation company he has served in for eight years. He is responsible for overseeing the company's business across multiple divisions, including complete logistics support; AAR Airlift; supply chain; and maintenance, repair and operations. Mayo previously served as the company's SVP […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has underscored the importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in driving efficiency. Martin Stanley, CISA's senior adviser for AI, said that machines can take care of repeating, mechanical processes, allowing humans to focus on "more interesting, challenging problems." Digital strategist Jonathan Alboum, meanwhile, said that society has changed, and it […]
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has landed a $92M contract for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plug and Fight A-Kit, materials and support. The company was the sole bidder for the cost-no-fee, firm-fixed-price, fix-price-level-of-effort contract. Work is expected to be completed by Feb. 29, 2024, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Performance locations and […]
Lockheed Martin is designing a hypersonic weapon, called Hypersonic Strike Weapon-Air Breathing, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. John Varley, the company's vice president for hypersonics, said that the air-launched hypersonic missile was scheduled to complete its design review Thursday. Varley added that all of the company's ongoing hypersonics designs will undergo critical design reviews […]
Raytheon has partnered with IronNet, a provider of large-scale network security, to develop cyber solutions for operational and information technology systems. Enterprise protection will be delivered by combining managed security services with advanced analysis and threat sharing tools, Raytheon announced Wednesday. The companies are working to bolster systems that provide sensing, control, networking and analytics […]
