DIU Awards Nauticus Robotics OTA for ToolKITT Underwater Drone Control Software

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 […]
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TurbineOne Wins Air Force Deal to Develop New Machine Learning Capabilities

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 […]
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DIU Awards Google Cloud Deal for Organization-wide SCM Services

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 […]
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DOD Awards Contract to Orbital Insight for GNSS Disruption Detection Platform

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 […]
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Skydio Secures Potential $100M Army SSR Program Contract

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 […]
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Leidos Secures $104M Contract to Modernize Army Gunnery Training Simulators

The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a potential $104 million single-award contract to help modernize the military’s gunnery training simulators. Leidos said the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal was awarded by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. Work will be done in Orlando, Florida, Leidos said Tuesday. PEO STRI is responsible for developing […]
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