The Defense Intelligence Agency is looking to implement cybersecurity upgrades on the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System as part of an extensive modernization initiative. JWICS is a government network that stores top-secret and sensitive compartmented information for the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. It is described by officials as a top-secret super information […]
Booz Allen Hamilton announced that it will commercialize services on the Air Force’s enterprise software development ecosystem. The Air Force’s Platform One is a collaborative hub designed to accelerate the delivery of software updates for warfighters. In collaboration with Rancher Government Solutions, Booz Allen will distribute Platform One’s services to users in the Department of […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Northrop Grumman an expanded scope of work contract to develop a satellite communications-enabled, open architecture-based Freedom Radio. Northrop Grumman will demonstrate a satcom-enabled version of the Freedom Radio to see if it can provide secure and resilient data management and delivery in near real-time. A satellite-based Freedom […]
San Diego-based Cubic Corporation announced that its Mission and Performance Solutions business division was awarded a follow-on research and development contract to continue developing technology that will enable an Aerial Layer Mesh Network with HALO. The project seeks to refine the technology that could, in turn, be used to advance the U.S. Air Force’s High-Capacity […]
The Department of Defense has awarded GreyNoise Intelligence a potential five-year, $30 million contract to help the agency learn more about internet-wide scan and attack activities. The award follows GreyNoise’s initial prototype activity with the Defense Innovation Unit. The contract will allow the company to sell its platform and guide system and organization control teams […]
Planet Federal has received another extension to its existing commercial satellite imagery contract with the National Reconnaissance Office. The company has been providing daily 3 to 5 meter resolution images to the NRO since 2019 under the terms of a multi-year subscription service contract. The latest extension would allow NRO to use Planet Federal’s imagery […]
The National Guard has named Martin Akerman, a long-time information technology professional, as its first chief data officer. Akerman now holds the formal title of IT specialist (policy and planning/data management) and reports to the National Guard Bureau’s J6 Chief Information Office, FedScoop reported. Prior to joining the National Guard Bureau in September, Akerman served […]
An executive from aerospace company Boeing expects the U.S. Air Force to buy the company’s E-7 Wedgetail aircraft in 2022. Mike Manazir, vice president for defense business development at Boeing and a three-time Wash100 winner, said at a news conference ahead of the Dubai Airshow that the Air Force will use the E-7 to replace […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded The University of Dayton Research Institute an $88 million contract to help advance and mature the service’s autonomous capabilities. The contract is for a five-year Air Force program dubbed Soaring Otter. UDRI would provide research and development services to mature autonomy technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence […]
Lockheed Martin has enlisted the help of Keysight Technologies to explore applications of 5G technology in aerospace and defense communications. Keysight will use its portfolio of mobile network testing and optimization tools to support Lockheed’s 5G .MIL, which is aimed at supporting the Department of Defense’s joint all-domain operations. The 5G .MIL program seeks to […]
