DDN announced that its data storage technology will be implemented on the Department of Defense’s high-performance computing enterprise. The company said that its EXAScaler ES400X appliances will work alongside Penguin Computing‘s TrueHPC platform to drive computing resources at the Navy DOD Supercomputing Resource Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory DSRC. The DSRCs are two […]
Houston-headquartered Nauticus Robotics announced that it has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement by the Defense Innovation Unit to prototype its proprietary autonomous command and control software platform called ToolKITT aboard the Navy’s new multi-mission underwater drone. Specifically, the deal calls for testing the platform on the VideoRay Mission Specialist Defender Remote Operated Vehicle, Nauticus […]
San Franciso-headquartered TurbineOne announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to advance its machine learning capabilities and deploy its software with the Air Force. Specifically, the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX were the offices within the service to make the award, TurbineOne said Friday. In a statement, TurbineOne said […]
The Air Force plans to roll out a series of revamped Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored vehicles designed to safely detonate mines on airfields. The new Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance vehicle is based on the Cougar, an MRAP vehicle manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems for use in urban and confined areas, according to Army […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory hosted a collaborative exercise at Kirtland Air Force Base to test directed energy capabilities. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment was performed by AFRL’s Directed Energy and Munitions directorates. It was focused on exploring how directed energy and kinetic weapons solutions would work together […]
The Department of Defense is seeking information on cyber reinforcement for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. According to a notice posted on SAM .gov, the Department of the Navy wants to ensure that the F-35 has the cybersecurity, resilience and survivability needed to secure national security and air dominance in any future conflict. Proposed […]
Google Cloud announced that it has been selected by the Defense Intelligence Unit to provide secure cloud management services throughout the organization. The DIU also ran pilots with Zscaler and McAfee Public Sector for multi-cloud management services before ultimately choosing Google Cloud’s offering, FedScoop reported Thursday. In a statement, Google Cloud said its solution, which […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Orbital Insight a contract to provide a platform that can detect attempts to disrupt Global Navigation Satellite Systems operations. Orbital Insight said the technology will use commercially available data to identify attempts at spoofing, where an adversary falsifies GNSS signals. The technique is commonly used to hide illegal activities […]
Sikorsky announced that one of its early model UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters has flown without a pilot. The converted helicopter’s unmanned flight on Saturday marks the first successful test of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System, a program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. For about 30 minutes, the ALIAS-equipped Black […]
The U.S. Army has awarded drone manufacturer Skydio a potential five-year, $99.8 million firm-fixed-price production other transaction contract for the Short Range Reconnaissance program of record. Skydio will provide the X2D, an autonomous drone that can perform reconnaissance, search and rescue and security patrol missions. It is equipped with the Skydio Autonomy software, duel optical […]
