A ranking Lockheed Martin executive on Wednesday announced during a press briefing that a new prototype 5G communications network infrastructure testbed is currently under development for the Marine Corps. The effort is intended to help hasten experimentation and integration of commercial technology for the use of the military, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Deon Viergutz, vice […]
The Senate has confirmed Celeste Wallander to the role of assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. She is a former CEO and president of the U.S. Russia Foundation, a nonprofit American organization seeking to strengthen relations between the two nations. In her new role, Wallander will advise Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a […]
Defense Secretary and 2022 Wash100 winner Lloyd Austin has appointed Eric Evans as the chairman of the Defense Science Board. He was sworn in on Feb. 14. Evans will lead a group that provides independent advice and recommendations about science, technology, manufacturing, acquisitions and other topics that would benefit the Department of Defense. He previously […]
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 […]
