ARC to Develop Predictive Weapon Maintenance Sensors for Marine Corps

Armaments Research Company will develop predictive maintenance sensors for Marines’ medium-caliber weapons. The sensors will utilize machine learning algorithms to detect potential weapon component failure and whether weapon systems require maintenance. The development effort will help the Marine Corps reduce unscheduled weapons maintenance, extend the life of weapons and generate savings through supply chain optimization, […]

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

NGA Issues Data Strategy for 2021

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency published its 2021 data strategy on Wednesday, outlining the organization’s action plan to maintain dominance in GEOINT delivery. The 28-page public document serves as a companion to the NGA Technology Strategy, which was issued in May 2020. The 2021 plan focuses on using data to improve GEOINT delivery accurately and quickly. […]

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Lawrence Carter

JAIC AI Ethics Chief Alka Patel Steps Down

Alka Patel, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s first chief of responsible AI, has stepped down after holding the position for 20 months. She started serving as JAIC’s AI ethics chief after the Department of Defense adopted its AI ethics principles in February 2020. In a LinkedIn post, Patel highlighted the work she did with JAIC. […]

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Lawrence Carter

CGI Receives Task Order to Help DIA Improve Military Intelligence Processing

CGI has received the Data Transformation of Foundational Military Intelligence task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Work under the potential five-year task will enable the DIA to more effectively process intelligence, military and infrastructure data. The goal is to help analysts better evaluate, document and integrate the agency’s foundational military intelligence, CGI said Tuesday. […]

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

US Army Selects Palantir’s Intelligence Data Fabric and Analytics Solution

Palantir Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Army’s Program Manager for Intelligence Systems and Analytics to deliver the intelligence data fabric and analytics foundation for the service’s Capability Drop 2 program. The Denver, Colorado-based software company said it is now progressing into the next phase of the Army’s competitive $823 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Doug […]

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Michael Hill

Pentagon’s Jason Weiss Named Chief Software Officer

The Department of Defense has appointed Jason Weiss as chief software officer, a role that will oversee the adoption of modern software development practices and application modernization. Weiss most recently served as the director of software modernization at the DOD. Weiss’ appointment comes as the Pentagon moves forward with its Joint All-Domain Command and Control […]

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Lawrence Carter

Army Pilot Develops Solution Integrating AI Into Flight Training

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mahdi Al-Husseini, a helicopter pilot with the XVIII Airborne Corps, has developed an artificial intelligence-based solution that could change the way pilots across the military and civil aviation advance their flying skills, and could help commanders better select pilots for specific missions. Al-Husseini’s innovation involves installing a camera and pointing it […]

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Michael Hill

Lockheed Martin Receives Funding for Next Phase of Precision Strike Missile Development

The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $62 million contract to proceed with the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Precision Strike Missile program. Work under the EMS phase covers system qualification, manufacturing readiness actions and initial operational testing and evaluations, according to Darrell Ames, a spokesperson for the Program Executive Office for Missiles […]

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

NGA Taps Five Vendors to Monitor Economic-Related GEOINT Developments

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced that it has awarded five vendors spots on a new flexible contract amounting to $29 million, designed to enable best of class analytic solutions for economic-related GEOINT challenges. The awardees of the five-year operational contract are BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, BlackSky, Continental Mapping Consultants and Royce Geospatial Consultants. The companies were […]

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Michael Hill

Battelle Secures $90M AFRL Human Performance Research Support Contract

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Battelle a five-year, $89.6 million task order for human performance research and engineering in support of the 711th Human Performance Wing. The Columbus, Ohio-based company will administer a live-virtual-constructive testbed to support research and training activities for both conventional and special operations forces. The activity will also […]

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Lawrence Carter

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