Brig. Gen. Tad Clark, director of the electromagnetic spectrum superiority directorate at the U.S. Air Force, said sowing confusion among adversaries is being considered by the service as a viable winning strategy in the 21st century battlespace. Doing so would slow down adversaries’ decision-making process as it prompts them to pause and reassess whether it […]
President Joe Biden plans to nominate William LaPlante for undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. LaPlante is a seasoned national security executive with nearly four decades of experience in acquisition, technology, sustainment and the defense industrial base, the White House said Tuesday. He currently serves as president and CEO of Draper Laboratory, a research […]
BAE Systems has completed a capability demonstration of its FireNet communication transceiver. The demonstration showcased FireNet’s additional channel capabilities for rotor-wing aircraft. The system can now provide servicemen with a unified tactical network and enable joint all-domain operations. The FireNet system is a low-power, low-cost communications solution designed to meet the U.S. Army Aviation Branch’s […]
General Dynamics Information Technology beat out five other companies to secure an $829 million information technology helpdesk task order with the Defense Intelligence Agency. The fixed-price, award-fee task requires GDIT to provide all IT help desk services for the DIA until Jan. 27, 2032. About $20 million had been obligated at the time of award […]
Virginia-based TekSynap announced that it has received a small business award on the $800 million, 10-year multi-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Total Engineering & Integration Services contract. The deal solidifies a strategic commitment made to support not only the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command but also IT and cyber operations at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, TekSynap said […]
The U.S. Army used a virtual testing environment for network technologies in preparation for the Army’s Project Convergence 21 annual modernization exercise. The Joint Systems Integration Laboratory was established ahead of PC21 to emulate the Army’s current network, including its capabilities and constraints like distance and interference, according to Kimberly Moeltner, systems engineering and integration […]
Orlando, Florida-based simulation solutions provider Doron Precision Systems has delivered seven Joint Light Tactical Vehicle driving simulators to the U.S. Army Reserve from the start of 2021. The company’s 550JLTVplus driving simulation system was developed in partnership with Oshkosh Defense, the actual vehicle’s original equipment manufacturer. Oshkosh provided information on the vehicle, as well as […]
Boston-based vehicle electrification solutions provider XL Fleet has secured a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Army‘s Program Manager Transportation Systems to prototype fuel-saving technology for military vehicles. Under the contract, XL Fleet will continue developing a retrofit idle reduction technology for the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. The solution is […]
The Joint All Domain Command and Control Cross-Functional Team has added a transport and warfighter communications working group to its roster that will focus on cloud, communications and network tech oversight. It joins five other groups responsible for JADC2 capabilities development, research and engineering and architecture, data and standards, demonstrations and assessment, and acquisition and […]
South Dakota-based Raven Industries announced that the Defense Innovation Unit has awarded its subsidiary, Aerostar Technical Solutions, a contract to provide stratospheric balloons for communications and sensors to the U.S. Department of Defense. The prototype project will begin with the integration of prototype communication nodes onto Thunderhead Balloon Systems to facilitate enhanced connectivity to the […]
