The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have established the Empire State Quantum Network to boost the labs’ quantum communication and collaboration. Formed through a memorandum of understanding signed in December 2023, the labs’ initiative will explore near- and long-term quantum networking opportunities between AFRL’s Distributed Quantum Networking Testbed […]
The Department of Defense has issued a request for information on technologies that could be included in Thunderstorm 24-2, a field demonstration and experimentation event that will focus on new solutions for persistent sensors and related technologies. Sensors are critical in U.S. military branches’ operations, with the technologies’ capability for continuous and real-time environment monitoring […]
BAE Systems has announced that Data Link Solutions, a joint venture with RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace, secured a U.S. Navy contract to provide small Link 16 radios. DLS will fulfill the contract by delivering FireNet Link 16 tactical systems, BAE said Wednesday. FireNet, BAE explained, is a secure and open communications solution with a unified […]
RTX business Raytheon has secured a $154 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with Commander’s Independent Viewer systems. An electro-optical and infrared sight system, the CIV uses second-generation forward-looking infrared cameras and sensors to give Bradley Fighting Vehicle operators a 360-degree view of the battlefield, as well as early threat detection, battlefield oversight and […]
CACI International has announced a five-year, $382 million task order to support a signals intelligence and electronic warfare program managed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Engineering and Systems Integration Directorate. Awarded under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, the task order requires the delivery of technology, software and full […]
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is planning to convene technology developers to come up with ways to generate useful insights from data. A special notice posted on SAM .gov indicates that the Innovation Outreach Solutions Meeting will take place on April 15 and 16 in McLean, Virginia, DefenseScoop reported Monday. OSD’s innovation and […]
Fabless semiconductor company Mobix Labs has started delivering guidance system components for the U.S. Army’s Javelin Missile Systems. The components will be delivered under a contract awarded to the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership between RTX and Lockheed Martin. The contract was awarded to meet a growing demand for the Javelin, a weapon system co-developed […]
A three-week tour across the United States will showcase local advanced microchip manufacturing, highlighting the nation’s capability to help the country’s military gain a technological advantage. From Jan. 22 to Feb. 9, officials from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, and National Security Technology Accelerator will tour the Microelectronics Commons Hubs and meet with […]
HII Mission Technologies has secured a five-year, $197 million recompete task order to provide research and development services in support of the Joint Training Synthetic Environment. The company will develop, maintain, support and provide synthetic joint training across for the U.S. military, federal agencies and other partners. JTSE combines virtual and live training into a […]
Summerville, South Carolina-based nonprofit Advanced Technology International has secured an other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense to form and administer a cross-sector group to support current and prospective defense contractors. The Defense Industrial Base Consortium will expand commercial and academic access to federally funded research and prototyping opportunities, ATI said Thursday. The group’s […]
