The U.S. Army is conducting market research to identify potential vendors capable of fulfilling the government’s need for aerostat systems. On Thursday, the service branch issued a sources-sought notice seeking more detailed information on contractors’ experience working with aerostat systems, including their capability to provide life cycle support to a family of systems, including persistent […]
Second Front Systems has released Learn to Win’s training software for the Department of Defense at Impact Level 6. With the IL6 authorization, Learn To Win is now able to provide secure and customized training to DOD organizations working on classified projects, including data marked “SECRET,” 2F said. Learn to Win CEO Andrew Powell emphasized […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, will develop two updated missile variants under a $344 million contract funded by the Foreign Military Sales program. The SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU missile variants will be equipped with the same upgraded guidance section, target detection device, independent flight termination system and electronics unit to use a common […]
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio announced that its medical center has been chosen as one of the five U.S. military health care facilities that will test the digital tools of the new My Military Health platform. The interactive solution was unveiled in February by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, Defense Health Agency director […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $40 million contract for additional Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires unmanned ground vehicles. The ROGUE-Fires UGVs are designed specifically for the Marines and leverage existing joint light tactical vehicle technologies to provide off-road mobility and a significant payload capacity to accommodate various weapon systems, […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Electra a contract to explore the capability of the company’s electric short takeoff and landing aircraft to operate in contested logistics environments. Throughout the contract duration, Electra will collaborate with Navy stakeholders to identify specific contested logistics applications and perform a conceptual design study to determine […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Lynk Global a five-year contract to provide commercial satellite-direct-to-phone services to the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. With an option for a five-year extension, the agreement allows government agencies to use Lynk’s sat2phone services for SMS messaging, emergency alerts and weather […]
The Missile Defense Agency will perform additional assessments on Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Discrimination Radar in preparation for the capability’s transition to the warfighters. Lockheed recently transferred the LRDR, which has operated at the Clear Space Force Station since 2021, to the MDA following the completion of the DD250 final acceptance requirement. The LRDR, operating […]
The Defense Innovation Unit aims to help the Department of Defense accelerate its adoption and deployment of commercial capabilities after receiving a significant funding boost from Congress. DIU Director Doug Beck said that the agency is working double time to determine how and where to allocate the $983 million in funding set aside in the […]
The Department of Defense has awarded three-year contracts worth $26.6 million to nine organizations under the Joint Acceleration of Hypersonic Vehicle Aerostructures Alternatives program. The Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology office facilitated the awards made through the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems other transaction authority. Under the contracts, the […]
