President Joe Biden has nominated U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the current director of intelligence at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. If confirmed, he will replace Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, who has been serving as NGA director since 2019. Whitworth is a veteran officer who served […]
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is working to modernize its airborne high-frequency radio systems by implementing measures against jamming in contested environments. The Rapid Prototyping and Fielding Program of AFLCMC’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics Program Office plans to partially redesign or update about 2,500 radios across various platforms, SIGNAL Magazine reported Tuesday. Holly […]
The U.S. Army has awarded CACI International a potential $514 million task order to provide network modernization services for outside plant infrastructure and facilities. CACI said the task order includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods. The deal was issued under the General Services Administration’s Alliant 2 contract vehicle, CACI […]
The Army wants to use virtual reality technology to train its personnel on how to fend off unwanted sexual advances on the job. In a request for information, the service reached out to potential suppliers of 200 VR headsets and six associated software programs, NextGov reported Thursday. Once obtained, the Army intends to use the […]
The U.S. Navy is testing an unmanned aerial vehicle and associated systems that could support battlefield medical logistics. During the tests, research and development company Near Earth Autonomy integrated its autonomous flight systems onto an L3Harris Technologies-built FVR-90 UAV. The two companies said the test demonstrated how the FVR-90 could deliver supplies to and from […]
The Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will establish a new position that will be in charge of “AI assurance.” Jane Pinelis, the former head of test and evaluation at JAIC, will serve as the organization’s new chief of AI assurance. She will work to ensure that users of artificial intelligence across the department […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a potential five-year, $137 million contract for C5ISR lifecycle management and sustainment. Lisa Hand, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems Integrated Defense Solutions, said the company has the expertise, personnel and resources to allow it to secure the contract. According to Hand, BAE’s knowledge in C5ISR […]
BAE Systems announced that it has received a $1.9 million contract from the Navy for the maintenance and modernization of USS Mitscher, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Under the docking selected restricted availability contract, the warship will be drydocked and underwater hull preservation work will be performed, BAE Systems said Thursday. Additionally, the company will […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is set to roll out in 2022 a new common operating environment providing a service-centric platform for GEOINT access. The NGA’s chief information officer said that this will be among this year’s “big events” as the agency takes several technology shifts in cloud, cybersecurity and machine learning, Federal News Network said […]
The U.S. Navy’s new unmanned minesweeper has completed an underwater explosion shock testing, bringing it one step closer to fielding. The Unmanned Influence Sweep System is a semi-autonomous mine detonation detection solution that uses both acoustic and magnetic sensors. It comes with an obstacle avoidance sensor package and a command, control, communications and computers suite. […]
