EnCharge AI, Princeton University to Advance AI Chip Development Under DARPA Program

EnCharge AI has announced a multiyear partnership with Princeton University to develop more efficient artificial intelligence model processors with $18.6 million in financial support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The funding is taken from DARPA’s $78 million Optimum Processing Technology Inside Memory Arrays, an initiative to develop fast, power-efficient and scalable compute-in-memory accelerators […]
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Office of Naval Research Awards Pacific Defense Contract for SOSA-Based Tech Demonstration

Pacific Defense has announced that it secured a two-year, $17.4 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to demonstrate algorithms and software that can support sensor-to-edge-user capabilities. Pacific Defense will work with Carnegie Mellon University and Perceptronics Solutions to demonstrate how edge devices built from sensor open systems architecture can enable rapid and effective […]
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BlackSky to Collect, Process Burst Imagery to Train DOD AI Models

Space-based intelligence company BlackSky Technology has announced a multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contract to collect and annotate multi-frame burst photos to improve moving target artificial intelligence models. Satellites passing over an area of interest can rapidly capture burst imagery to generate 3D volumetric products and movement-oriented detection analytics, BlackSky said Monday. According to BlackSky, it […]
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DOD Grants Kratos $499M Anti-Tamper Solutions Design Contract

The Department of Defense has awarded Kratos Defense and Security Solutions a $499 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to design, build, test and deliver anti-tamper solutions to be used in DOD programs. Kratos President Michael Johns said the company’s involvement in the program opens up new opportunities, including welcoming new contractual channels and new customers in […]
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FBI Director Says Intelligence Agency Partnerships Key to 2024 Election Security

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that intelligence organizations such as the U.S. Cyber Command and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will need to work closely to deal with cyberthreats to the 2024 U.S. elections. Speaking at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event, he warned of foreign cyber actors armed with generative artificial […]
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Palantir Secures DISA Contract for Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Tool

Palantir USG has received a $9.8 million other transaction agreement/authority contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to work on an Electromagnetic Battle Management – Joint Decision Support prototype. Donny Williams, chief of spectrum information systems at the Program Executive Office for Spectrum, said the program provides joint force commanders with a planning tool capable […]
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Astrion-ASRI Joint Venture to Support Army Mission Programs Under $910M Contract

The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Astrion a five-year, $910 million contract to continue providing mission support services to the military branch through a joint venture with AI Signal Research Inc. Under the Redstone Test and Engineering Services contract, the Joint Technical Solutions joint venture will continue supporting the Army’s missile, aviation and combat […]
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PEO USC Grants Sigma Defense $59M Contract for Unmanned Vehicle Automation

The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants has awarded Sigma Defense a five-year, $59 million Autonomy Baseline Manager contract to integrate autonomy software for unmanned vehicles under the office. Sigma will deliver tools and employ DevSecOps and Agile methodologies using the Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab process to enable autonomous capabilities in unmanned systems. […]
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Marine Corps Wants Anti-Drone Weapons With Non-Kinetic Capabilities

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting industry proposals for counter-drone technology to protect installations amid autonomous attacks on Middle East-stationed troops. The service branch specified that it wants systems combining anti-drone weapons with jammers and other non-kinetic capabilities to minimize collateral damage from falling debris and explosives, Defense One reported. Such systems also need to […]
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Viasat, Northrop Partner to Develop MILSATCOM Capabilities Under DEUCSI Program

Northrop Grumman and Viasat have partnered to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program. Under the partnership, Viasat will use its ViaSat-3 satellite communications network and Northrop Grumman’s processors and antennas to conduct DEUCSI experiments on multiple platforms. According to Viasat, the network ensures that warfighters have access […]
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