The Combat Air Force Distributed Training Center recently hosted a large-force, virtual training event, showcasing a Northrop Grumman solution for training warfighters for the future requirements of the battlefield. Held at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, DMON Argonne 23 offered participants a chance to gain knowledge about combat against peer adversaries in a complex, […]
Parsons has received a $28 million Battlespace Command and Control Center integration task order under the 10-year, $953 million air-base air-defense contract that the Department of Defense awarded to the company in July 2021. The new task order focuses on the delivery of a country-specific multi-source correlator tracker software system for the U.S. Air Force’s […]
The Department of the Navy has awarded Noblis Mission Solutions for Defense a $93 million-plus contract for fleet support services. Under the NAVSEA PMS 339 Fleet Introduction contract, Noblis MSD will continue providing administrative, logistics, personnel, commissioning, network administration and database development services. Mile Corrigan, president and CEO of Noblis, a past Wash100 awardee and […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Amentum a potential six-year, $946 million contract for fixed-wing aircraft systems maintenance and modernization. Amentum will provide sustainment, modernization, logistics and other lifecycle services for 150 transport aircraft platforms, including the C-12, C-26 and UC-35 planes. The company also plans to use its Augmented Reality Report Expert and other maintenance-augmenting […]
Northrop Grumman will kick off a series of rocket motor qualification tests for the Stage 1 and 2 rockets of the three-stage Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile that it is working on under a U.S. Air Force contract. The Sentinel program, formerly known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, is geared to replace the 50-year-old Minuteman […]
Reston, Virginia-based CACI International has announced an eight-year task order to deliver network modernization support to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. The DIA awarded the Enterprise Communications Services task order through the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III contract vehicle, CACI said. The company is expected to […]
The U.S. Air Force has tapped a defense contractor to help accelerate weapons acquisition – from development to sustainment and ensuring it meets current and future capabilities. On Wednesday, digital transformation consultancy firm Expansia announced that it was selected as a prime contractor on the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract by the Air Force. EWAAC […]
San Mateo, California-based drone maker Skydio has announced its advancement to the last phase of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 program, under which it aims to deliver the X10D small unmanned aerial system. Through SRR, the service branch aims to acquire a rapidly deployable sUAS solution for reconnaissance and surveillance, Skydio said […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Draper a $26 million other transaction authority contract to develop its unmanned aerial systems software to cover chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear reconnaissance missions. Draper will integrate flight software and algorithms to allow UAS teams to perform CBRN missions in contested or austere areas, such as those with unreliable […]
The U.S. Army issued new guidance on Monday highlighting the role of space systems in ground warfare. The guidance envisions enhanced space capabilities integration across all Army operations and activities and calls for increased investment in space capabilities, including electronic warfare and kinetic systems that would deny adversaries access to ISR platforms and other military […]
