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 […]
General Dynamics Land Systems has entered into a partnership with Epirus to modify Stryker vehicles with new counter-drone technology. The collaboration will focus on upgrading the U.S. Army’s Stryker fleet with Epirus’ Leonidas directed energy system and broader high-power microwave technology. The tech is designed with an open architecture, meaning it can be integrated not […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded CACI International a prime position on its six-year, $575 million maximum-value Technical Support Services contract. Under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, CACI will help the service transform the MyNavy HR information system. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor will also support MyNavy HR’s enterprise technology architecture, portfolio and data management, business process engineering, […]
The U.S. Army is seeking new identity, credential and access management technologies that will support units that do not use Army systems on a regular basis. The ICAM solution must ensure that users can log into systems to check for announcements. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the service wants an […]
A portable, electronic warfare system attached to a drone was successfully launched at sea for the first time. Marines aboard the USS New Orleans launched the backpackable electronic attack module or BEAM, to test its technology to detect the radio frequency of specific threats. Capt. Jesse Schmitt, assistant intelligence officer for the 31st Marine Expeditionary […]
II-VI, a semiconductor manufacturing company, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to develop high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity issued the contract through the multi-year Robust Energy Sources for Intelligence Logistics In Extreme, Novel and Challenging Environments program, II-VI said. II-VI Chief Technology Officer Chris Koeppen said the company will […]
The University of Texas at San Antonio has signed a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory to accelerate research in scientific areas beneficial for both organizations. Under the terms of the $18 million deal, UTSA will support AFRL’s efforts to develop warfighting technologies in support of air, space and cyberspace forces, UTSA Today reported […]
