Two senators have proposed new legislation that would require the Department of Defense to launch a pilot program aimed at increasing the accessibility and availability of its datasets for accelerated software and artificial intelligence capabilities development. The effort would be co-led by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center director or another appropriate official and the defense […]
Twenty-six Fortinet Security Fabric solutions have been certified for inclusion in the approved products list of the Department of Defense Information Network. The DODIN APL is a master list of products that have completed interoperability and cybersecurity certification required by DOD customers. The certified solutions comprise the Fortinet Security Fabric, a cybersecurity platform designed to […]
Science Applications International Corp. announced that it has been awarded a contract to compete for task orders worth up to $93 million for supporting Tactical Integrated Threat/Target Training Systems for the U.S. Navy’s Adaptive Combat Environment Systems group. Support for the TTS includes range data collection and specialized instrumentation for systems under test, data at […]
Massachusetts-based technology company AiRANACULUS announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity for enhanced communications security. The project will require the development of new smart radio techniques to enable monitoring of radio frequency emissions across a wide range of frequencies at data rates that can approach terabytes per […]
Lockheed Martin and Verizon have partnered to develop military 5G technologies in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative. Verizon said it will use its commercial 5G infrastructure to support Lockheed Martin’s 5G .MIL program, which is aimed at combining 5G and tactical gateway capabilities for military communications. Lockheed’s 5G […]
Navy Adm. Christopher Grady, head of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, has been nominated by the White House as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If confirmed, Grady will succeed Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who is slated to wrap up his term as the second highest ranking military officer on Nov. 21. […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Real-Time Innovations a $1 million research contract to explore next-generation 5G performance and security enhancements. Work will support systems that require reliable, real-time communications. The Sunnyvale, California-based company will use its RTI Connext framework to integrate data and control planes and improve throughput, security, reliability and scalability. The platform […]
The National Spectrum Consortium, a group of companies and academic institutions advancing spectrum technology, has launched a task group dedicated to exploring spectrum-sharing opportunities with the Department of Defense. The Partnering to Advance Trusted and Holistic Spectrum Solutions task group will focus on options to make more mid-band spectrum available for 5G, NSC said. NSC […]
The National Security Agency released new guidance recommending the adoption of real-time continuous monitoring for detecting malicious use of cloud resources. In a report expounding on the guidance, NSA advised 5G cloud providers to use artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to detect sophisticated attackers and other security incidents, FedScoop reported. “Stakeholders at all layers […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $33.7 million contract to design a demonstration concept for a hypersonic cruise missile. The award is part of the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment. Raytheon will work with Northrop Grumman to develop the ballistics system. The two companies signed a teaming agreement in […]
