Northrop Grumman is set to receive a sole-source contract from the Navy to enable officers aboard the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to control unmanned air vehicles. The contract will require Northrop to modify the E-2D aircraft’s mission computer and display software. The contract supports the Navy’s vision of coordinating missions through manned-unmanned teaming, Flight Global reported. […]
The Army is gearing up for a major company-level soldier assessment of its light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicle prototypes. Since receiving all four RCV-Light vehicles and a partially completed RCV-M over the past couple of months, the Army equipped the prototypes with the government-developed Robotic Technology Kernel autonomy software. Both RCV prototypes are set […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with Intel to advance the domestic development of application-specific integrated circuit platforms. ASICs are specialized integrated circuits designed to excel in a specific task rather than be used for general purposes. The three-year Structured Array Hardware for Automatically Realized Applications partnership will enable the design of ASICs […]
Textron Systems has secured a potential $607 million contract to perform upgrades on the U.S. Army’s Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system. The contract calls for the modernization of the existing Shadow RQ-7B Block II as well as support and sustainment activities for the fleet, Textron said Thursday. Under the terms of the contract, the company […]
Stefanie Tompkins has been appointed as the 23rd director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, taking over from Victoria Coleman, who wrapped up her tenure in January. As director, Tompkins will be responsible for an agency tasked with developing emerging technologies for use by the military. Tompkins’ appointment marks her return to the agency […]
The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command has selected Jacobs to provide mission support services for the West Desert Test Center at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The WDTC functions as the Army’s major range and test facility base for chemical and biological defense testing. People working in state agencies, federal civilian organizations, the […]
Polte has been awarded a subcontract to help Deloitte develop a 5G-enabled smart warehouse prototype for the Department of Defense. Under the terms of the subcontract, Polte will install its internet of things location technology at Naval Supply Systems Command Naval Base Coronado. The tool, called 5G Massive IoT, was designed to provide accurate indoor […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division has secured a spot on the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s $250 million intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support contract. HII is one of 11 companies selected for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity task order contract. Contractors will compete for the opportunity to offer development, technical, management and engineering services to the NIWC […]
The Air Force has released a breakdown of its investments and milestones in operational efficiency. According to the Air Force, its Operational Energy office spent the past year focusing on initiatives aimed at increasing energy efficiency and integrating modern technologies and processes. In 2020, Air Force Operational Energy continued to develop and field a new […]
The Department of Defense has launched a center of excellence in networked configurable command, control and communications for rapid awareness at the University of California, Riverside. The $7.5 million COE-NC4 is aimed at enabling systems for sensing, data analysis, communications and networking to be more easily used for mission needs, DOD said. Jagadeesh Pamulapati, a […]
