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 […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is developing a tool that would enhance military officers’ situational awareness of the electromagnetic spectrum, an official said. Alan Rosner, program manager at the Joint Spectrum Center within DISA’s Defense Spectrum Organization, said a minimum viable product of the Electromagnetic Battle Management System could be ready within the first half […]
Shift5, a transportation data company, has been awarded a contract to monitor the cybersecurity of aircraft weapon systems in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said it previously implemented its Shift5 Intake and Shift5 Engine hardware-software combination on Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft to enable real-time intrusion detection capabilities. Shift5 Engine […]
Citizant has been awarded a $20.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide subject matter expertise in information technology to sustain and support the Base Maintenance Family of Systems. The task order was issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center under Citizant’s Small Business Enterprise Applications Solutions indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. In […]
Peraton Labs has been awarded a potential $18 million contract to help the Department of Defense develop near real-time spectrum management technology. The DOD awarded the three-year contract under its Spectrum Access Research & Development Program through the National Spectrum Consortium, Peraton said Tuesday. Under the terms of the deal, Peraton will develop and test […]
