The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Earth imaging and analytics company BlackSky Technology a contract with a $24 million ceiling to enhance moving target tracking solutions. The Herndon, Virginia-based company will use its tasking and analytics platform, BlackSky Spectra, and third-party data to develop and demonstrate moving target engagement capabilities. The approach will show […]
L3Harris Technologies has equipped U.S. Army units with its Hawkeye III Lite Very Small Aperture Terminal to boost their battlefield communications capabilities. The Hawkeye III Lite VSAT is engineered to deliver high-speed data satellite communications connectivity in the challenging environments of modern military operations, L3Harris said. The SATCOM terminals, integral to current combat operations, feature […]
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has appointed Robert “Rob” Schadey as the new program manager for the National Background Investigation Services. Schadey, who was the acting deputy program executive officer for the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, assumed the NBIS role on Sunday. As the program manager, he will facilitate the […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Amentum a $245 million contract to support the Defense Technical Information Center’s research, development, test and evaluation efforts for microelectronics facilities and laboratories. The DTIC performs the RDT&E work for the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Strategic Microelectronics Division. Research and development, […]
The Department of Defense is taking various steps to develop domestic supply chains for rare earth materials, which are essential for the production of magnets for various U.S. weapon systems. The move is meant to curb U.S. reliance on external sources and strengthen national security, Defense .gov reported. Rare earth elements are crucial components in […]
Eileen Vidrine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief data and artificial intelligence officer, is set to retire by the end of March. Vidrine, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, was appointed as the department’s CDAO in January 2023 and was tasked with developing and implementing enterprise data management, analytics and digital transformation strategies. She […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched the Additive Manufacturing of Microelectronic systEms program, a project that aims to revolutionize microsystems manufacturing using the latest technologies. AMME Program Manager Michael Sangillo said the program aims to transform additive manufacturing by removing the design rules associated with traditional manufacturing and creating new technologies that open […]
Houston-based hypersonic flight platforms developer Venus Aerospace has announced that it has completed the first long-duration test of its rotating detonation rocket engine in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. According to the company, the test is a critical step toward RDRE opening the era of reusable and economical hypersonic engines. The RDREs […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a potential five-and-a-half year, $158 million contract for continuing work on the Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application. Leidos will continue developing C2IMERA and expanding its availability to all Air Force installations, meeting the service’s C2 and emergency management requirements. C2IMERA is a Leidos-built, government-owned application […]
Lockheed Martin announced that it has secured a $219 million contract for the continued production of Precision Strike Missiles under the U.S. Army’s Early Operational Capability initiative. The contract award marks the company’s fourth production contract for the long-range surface-to-surface missile, enabling a substantial boost in production capacity to meet the escalating demand from the U.S. […]
