The Army is working to transition its cloud users onto a platform designed with cybersecurity and information sharing in mind. Microsoft Teams, emails and SharePoint systems will be migrated to the new Army 365 platform, which offers similar capabilities offered under Microsoft 365, CHIPS Magazine reported Thursday. Lt. Gen. John Morrison Jr., Army deputy chief […]
Top military leaders said at the recent Special Operations Forces Industry Conference that SOF units will have to evolve to meet the requirements of future battlefields, including confronting peer threats like China and Russia. Lt. Gen. James Slife, head of the Air Force Special Ops Command, argued that the SOF, in its current state, will […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Valiant Integrated Services a $555 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to support the eXportable Combat Training Capability program. XCTC is a program under the Army National Guard that provides an immersive training environment that allows brigade combat teams to meet the service’s training requirements in the “sustainable readiness model.” The […]
BAE Systems has been awarded a $325.5 million contract to provide M-Code Global Positioning System modules to the Defense Logistics Agency. Modernized GPS User Equipment Increment 1 common GPS modules built for the M-Code protocol will be delivered until 2030, BAE Systems said Tuesday. Greg Wild, director of navigation sensor systems at BAE Systems, said […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command aims to prioritize investments in cyber operations and electronic warfare for fiscal year 2022, an official recently said. During her presentation at the annual SOFIC conference, USSOCOM’s Science and Technology Director Lisa Sanders noted that the combatant command will earmark $35 million in funding for next-generation effects in FY2022, more […]
The Coast Guard has issued a Federal Register notice announcing its intent to expand its Seattle waterfront base to accommodate three new icebreaker vessels. The proposed base expansion aligns with the country’s goal of ramping up its presence in the rapidly changing Arctic region. Service leaders are considering purchasing additional land owned by the Port […]
The Marine Corps is pushing forward with its modernization priorities despite years of flat budgets. Speaking at the recent McAleese Defense Programs Conference, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said the service has been able to pursue the transformation of its troops without asking for extra money from the White House or Congress in the […]
Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a potential $200 million single-award contract to provide laboratory operations services to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a completion date of March 29, 2031. Work will be done in Huntsville, Alabama, SAIC said. Michael LaRouche, president of SAIC’s national security and space business unit and […]
Lockheed Martin said it helped the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center establish a software development factory designed to fulfill the mission needs of the U.S. Strategic Command. Created under the Global Strike and Product Support contract, the Rogue Blue Software Factory supports the delivery of nuclear command, control and communications planning capabilities, Lockheed Martin […]
The Army has decided to retire the mobile gun systems outfitted on its Stryker armored vehicles by the end of fiscal year 2022 to make way for new systems. In a recent statement, the service attributed the move to obsolescence and systemic issues with the system’s dated cannon and automatic loader. The Army explained that […]
