The Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office needs help integrating the High Energy Laser with other technologies to help combat small unmanned aircraft systems. Government-owned HEL technology will be combined with a power and thermal subsystem and sensor package to help protect Special Forces operators, SAM.gov posted. The Army RCCTO said it is requesting […]
The Army said it will focus on developing the artificial intelligence-powered systems critical for the success of Project Convergence this year. Project Convergence is a multi-platform initiative aimed at merging joint force capabilities. The effort is the Army's contribution to the Department of Defense's joint all-domain command and control concept, FedScoop reported Wednesday. The project […]
Science Applications International Corp. has secured an $830 million contract for continued hardware-in-the-loop aviation systems engineering services. Contract work, which will be performed for five-and-a-half years, will support the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center, Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate. The contract requires life cycle services, spanning concept research, requirements, […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed Kathleen Hicks, a 2021 Wash100 winner, to the role of deputy secretary of defense. She led President Joe Biden's transition team at the Department of Defense. Hicks will work with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, a fellow 2021 Wash100 winner, in operationalizing the Pentagon's strategy on China […]
Christopher Barnhurst has been named the new executive deputy director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, replacing Anthony Montemarano, who retired in December. In his new role, Barnhurst will promote increased operational efficiency and capability deployment at DISA to enhance the agency’s role as a combat-support agency and an information technology service provider for the […]
The Army plans to integrate a suite of new weapon systems and payloads into its fleet of autonomous vehicles to enhance lethality. A family of various robotic combat vehicles is being equipped with systems designed to destroy targets, eliminate drones and jam enemy communications, National Defense Magazine reported. The vehicles would come in a light […]
The Air Force has launched a research effort to develop digital twin technology to more quickly and cost-effectively fix or upgrade future capabilities. Digital twins are digital representations of real-world objects. The technology is commonly used in modern digital engineering, a development method championed by former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, Breaking Defense reported. […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has scheduled more tests to address previous test setbacks by the swarming drone program dubbed Golden Horde. Speaking at a recent Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event, AFRL Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle said the lab has made adjustments to the Golden Horde weapons system and that a new demo […]
The Department of Defense might someday need to rely more on artificial intelligence to make decisions when confronting swarms of unmanned aircraft systems, an official said. Col. Marc Pelini, division chief for capabilities and requirements in the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, said humans might be unable to make decisions fast enough when dealing with […]
James Geurts is heading back to the Navy a few weeks after resigning from his post as assistant Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition. Geurts, performing the duties of Navy undersecretary, will serve as the operations and management chief for the Department of the Navy. The role puts him in charge of department-wide intelligence […]
