The U.S. Army will pursue its program to acquire aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors and integrated networks to enable multiple intelligence capabilities through a $631 million task order that the service branch has awarded to Leidos. According to the Reston, Virginia-based company, it will work with the Army’s Project Director Sensors-Aerial Intelligence in the […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Elbit Systems an estimated $37 million contract to support General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in equipping the U.S. Army’s Bradley M2A4E1 infantry fighting vehicles with Iron Fist active protection systems. Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist APS is a second-generation hard-kill defense system designed to safeguard armored vehicles against a […]
A U.S. Air Force-funded study has confirmed the viability of using Reliable Robotics’s aircraft-agnostic autonomous flight system to control all phases of KC-155 Stratotanker operation – from taxiing to takeoff and landing. Under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract, Reliable and the service branch conducted the study to understand how the Reliable solution […]
Global defense contractor V2X will provide technical support to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific’s communication, electronic and computer networks under a contract worth a potential $88 million that the McLean, Virginia-based company disclosed on Thursday. NCTAMS PAC is the U.S. Navy’s main communication hub across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, providing […]
AFWERX has awarded Confidencial a $1.8 million Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II contract to develop a prototype of the company’s selective encryption technology powered by artificial intelligence. The technology is designed to provide data protection and enable safe collaboration with partners, allied countries and contractors. The encryption technology will integrate sensitive data scanning, document […]
Software developer Rebellion Defense announced that it has secured a contract to enhance the U.S. Navy’s target recognition capabilities. Won through the Tradewinds marketplace, the contract involves the delivery of Rebellion’s Iris software to sailors, helping them improve target recognition and tracking capabilities. The Modular Open Systems approach-compliant software offers a wide range of capabilities, […]
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has announced its plan to post a request for proposals in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 to develop and procure National Security Agency-certified Multifunctional Information Distribution System Weapons Data Link Small Weapons Attritable Family 2 Radios. NAVWAR intends to award an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has unveiled the “Fusion Center,” a new initiative aimed at facilitating the seamless transition of cutting-edge technologies into operational use. Located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, the center will serve as a central hub for aligning technological advancements developed by the Rapid Capabilities Office with the Marines’ evolving tactical requirements, […]
The U.S. Army Enterprise Services Agency has awarded SOSi a contract worth some $19 million to provide declassification and records management technical support services as part of the cloud migration of the Army Records Information Management System. The deal covers the provision of technical, analytical and database-related support, including application programming, systems and network administration, […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has named Liz Young McNally as the new deputy director for commercial operations. McNally moves to the DIU after serving as co-CEO at Schmidt Futures, a not-for-profit venture capital firm focused on projects and investments in artificial intelligence, biotechnology and climate science, among other areas. In her new role, she will […]
