The U.S. Army is seeking industry information on technology solutions with the capability of detecting emerging biological threats such as the novel coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. In a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the Chemical Biological Center at the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command said it wants to learn about available […]
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and a 2021 Wash100 winner, recently talked about the efficiencies of AI and its potential to help the Department of Defense in its budget situation. Speaking at an April 9 press briefing, Groen told reporters that relying on AI’s productivity gains becomes an economic […]
Apogee Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with expertise in requirements analysis and systems engineering. The contract, which was awarded by Air Combat Command’s Intelligence Directorate, will provide support to the Air Force Cryptologic Office’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance-Cyberspace and Multi-Domain Innovation Division, Apogee said. Under the terms of […]
Defense technology company Numerica has launched a new 3D radar designed for counter-drone and short-range air defense missions. Named Spyglass, the small-form-factor radar was optimized to detect and track small unmanned aerial systems and other ground and air targets, National Defense reported Thursday. Nate Knight, vice president of air and missile defense at Numerica, said […]
The Department of Defense wants to take advantage of data analytics to optimize its workforce and accelerate digital transformation. Gregory Little, an enterprise data executive, said the Pentagon deployed 43 bots to save business analysts 30,000 hours in 2021 so far, FCW reported Wednesday. “We’ve put a lot of focus right now on, as we […]
SAIC has secured a potential eight-year, $3.6 billion contract to support the Army’s hardware-in-the-loop and modeling and simulation development efforts. Contract work will support the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center, Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate. The contract calls for continued engineering services to support the full life cycle for […]
QRC Technologies, a Parsons subsidiary, has launched a small form factor spectrum awareness solution designed to support Department of Defense missions in the digital battlespace. GreenFish was built to extract insights from radio-frequency spectrum observations using artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital signal processing techniques, Parsons said Tuesday. “The moment GreenFish enters the battlespace, it […]
Micro Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has secured a $60.7 million contract to provide support services to the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System. The contract requires Micro Systems to perform software updates and cybersecurity inspections on the system and install replacement parts, Kratos said. If all options are […]
The Air Force fell short during the first rocket booster test of its hypersonic AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon. During the test, the ARRW booster vehicle failed to launch from a B-52 Stratofortress bomber, as the Air Force planned, due to problems in its launch sequence. The test was facilitated by the 419th Flight Test […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Defense Innovation Unit Director Michael Brown for the role of undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. Since Brown became director in 2018, the DIU doubled its number of ongoing projects, transitioned 26 new capabilities to warfighters, doubled company participation in projects and introduced 70 new vendors to the Department […]
