Lockheed Martin has awarded Curtiss-Wright a contract to provide its modular open system approach computers and video processing modules to enhance the mission computer and flight management computer installed on the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters of the U.S. Navy. The initial contract is worth $24 million but could have a lifetime value of $70 million, […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a 2021 Wash100 winner, has approved the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy for future warfare. JADC2 is the concept of connecting the military’s sensors across all domains, including space and cyberspace, into a single network. DOD’s JADC2 strategy emphasizes the use of artificial intelligence and data-sharing […]
Dynetics has revealed a launcher intended to serve as the Army’s permanent solution against cruise missiles. The system was reportedly field-tested in a live-fire event alongside solutions offered by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Technologies. Ronnie Chronister, senior vice president for weapons and technology and manufacturing at Dynetics, said the Enduring Shield launcher was […]
Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, has been awarded a $942.9 million contract to upgrade the Army’s Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle with a new unmanned turreted auto-cannon. The contract provides for the integration of the 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System onto ICVVA1 vehicles across three Stryker brigade combat teams. The upgrade […]
Janus Global Operations, a subsidiary of Caliburn International, has secured a spot on the U.S. Army’s $240 million multiple-award military munitions services task order. The MAMMS III contract requires the company to help the Army Corps of Engineers mitigate potentially hazardous munitions at current and formerly used defense and federally controlled/owned sites, as well as […]
C3 AI has announced an expanded agreement to enhance the predictive analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities of the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office. The Air Force has used the C3 AI Suite and C3 AI Readiness tools to deploy an AI-based predictive maintenance application under the terms of an initial agreement entered in September 2020. […]
Budget documents obtained by FCW show that the U.S. Navy was able to trim more than $133 million from its fiscal year 2022 budget request owing to information technology reforms. About $126.5 million in savings were generated with the cancellation of a planned technical refresh for fleet IT maintenance processes and tools associated with the […]
The Senate has confirmed Mike McCord as the undersecretary of defense (comptroller), a high-level civilian position appointed by the president. McCord assumes his role at the Department of Defense for the third time after holding the position between 2009 and 2014 and from 2014 to 2017. In the said role, McCord is responsible for advising […]
The acquisition team responsible for the U.S. Army’s tactical network has requested a $537 million increase in funding for fiscal year 2022. The Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical seeks $2.3 billion in funding to modernize its force as the unit gears up for the Joint All-domain Command and Control initiative. The eyed budget increase […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks reiterated the need for a responsible and ethical implementation of artificial intelligence technologies as the Department of Defense moves to integrate AI into its systems and processes. In a memo released recently, the 2021 Wash100 winner wrote that the principles build on the Pentagon’s existing legal, safety and policy […]
