Aerospace startup Hermeus has received $60 million in funding from the U.S. Air Force to develop a hypersonic jet, which has the ability to travel five times faster than the speed of sound. The Air Force awarded Hermeus the multi-million-dollar contract on July 30, setting five objectives for the company to achieve in a period […]
The Department of Defense has released an implementation plan to move forward with the military-wide electromagnetic spectrum operations superiority strategy. The classified plan, approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on July 15, promotes alignment on both EMS operations and technology acquisition, C4ISRNET reported. One of the new directives under the plan is the transfer of […]
U.S. Army researchers are developing spectrum visualization technology that will provide the ability to maintain control over remotely controlled vehicles at greater distances, effectively avoiding “orphan robots” on the battlefield. The technology was originally conceived as a means of maintaining communications with dismounted soldiers caught up in the flurry of war, Signal Magazine reported Wednesday. […]
Gregory Kausner has been appointed acting undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. He will be responsible for all matters related to acquisition, contract administration, logistics and materiel readiness, installations and environment, operational energy, the acquisition workforce and the defense industrial base. Kausner previously performed the duties of the deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition […]
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense School will get a new training device from the Missile Defense Agency for the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications Training System. The C2BMC trainer, which is also known as the Mission-Specific Vendor Plug-In, will integrate new capabilities and support training for the next generation of C2BMC […]
The Navy’s top officer said the service is headed in the right direction as it continues work to actualize Project Overmatch. Speaking at the 2021 Sea Air Space conference, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday noted that the third cycle of technology testing for Project Overmatch is underway. However, he said much work has […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Neya Systems a contract to create a Tactical Assault Kit plugin for controlling robots with sensors for hazardous materials. Neya Systems said its Mission Planning and Management System will allow TAK operators to deploy systems equipped with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear sensors. “MPMS is an end-to-end solution for […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has called on contractors to submit proposals for a fieldable high-powered microwave system that can disable or destroy hostile drones to protect U.S. air bases. Under a program called Mjolnir, the High Power Electromagnetics Division of the AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate seeks to procure a counter-unmanned aerial system that could […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is pursuing efforts aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to boost cyber defense. One of those efforts is underscored in a cooperative research and development agreement with NT Concepts. According to DISA’s Roy Hendrix, work under the agreement will be focused on identifying candidate state-of-the-industry ML technologies and […]
President Joe Biden has expressed his intent to nominate Aerospace Industries Association executive Alex Wagner as assistant Air Force secretary for manpower and reserve affairs. Upon receiving Senate confirmation, Wagner would manage personnel issues, including that of reservists, and ensure readiness support across the service branch. He would succeed John Fedrigo, who has been the […]
