A flight demonstration of the XQ-58A Valkyrie uncrewed aerial vehicle has shown that it is capable of an integrated electronic attack working with two F-35 jet fighters, according to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Kratos said the live flight test by its unmanned systems unit wraps up the first phase of the U.S. Marine Corps’ […]
Dr. Aprille Ericsson has been sworn in as the first-ever assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, administered the oath at a Pentagon ceremony, Defense .gov reported. Ericsson joins the Department of Defense after a distinguished career at NASA, recently […]
The Defense Innovation Unit, in partnership with other Department of Defense stakeholders, is developing a new credibility assessment technology called Polygraph+. The DIU previously selected Presage and Altec to develop prototypes of the enhanced polygraph tool in cooperation with the National Center for Credibility Assessment, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence […]
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $754 million contract to supply the second round of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle family of vehicles to replace the existing Vietnam War-era M113 fleet. The mission-ready AMPV offers the Armored Brigade Combat Team critical survivability, mobility and interoperability. The contractor initially received the AMPV engineering and manufacturing […]
The Army Futures Command has established a new cross-functional team focusing on all-domain sensing capabilities. The creation of the team follows the completion of the Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space CFT’s original mission, the Army Futures Command said. The All-Domain Sensing Cross-Functional Team will focus on developing the Army’s capacity to optimize and synchronize intelligence […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has granted Parsons a $28 million contract for the company to continue servicing its Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance program. Under the three-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Parsons will provide such services as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance software baselines to GARDEM. Launched in 2019 as a $427 million multi-award contract […]
Northrop Grumman has begun building a new modular energetics facility in the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia under a three-year, $178 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command. The company operates the ABL, a government-owned facility that produces tactical rocket motors, warheads, munitions, composites, metals, propellants and […]
The Department of Defense is investing in strategic force capabilities to ensure the United States maintains a technological advantage over adversaries, including China, Russia and North Korea. Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said the fiscal year 2025 budget proposal includes investments for […]
RTX announced that the fiscal year 2024 U.S. defense budget includes the full $497 million funding for its Pratt & Whitney business unit to modernize the F-35 jetfighters’ F135 engines. The modernization aims to boost engine durability and maximize the F-35’s Block 4 capabilities as a stealthy and configurable jetfighter by 2029. The current global […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, conducted the fourth live-fire test for its Lower Tier Air Missile and Defense Sensor at the White Sands Missile Range on Thursday. According to Raytheon, the LTAMDS test tracked a cruise missile surrogate flying at high altitude, passed track data to the Integrated Battle Command System and launched a Patriot Advanced […]
