Raytheon Awarded $80M US Navy Contract to Upgrade Super Hornet’s Electronic Warfare Capability

RTX business Raytheon has secured an $80 million U.S. Navy contract to develop an advanced electronic warfare prototype for the fighter aircraft F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the mainstay of the service’s carrier air wing.  According to RTX, Raytheon’s prototyping will focus on modifying current electronic warfare solutions to include fewer components and integrate government-prescribed open architecture. […]
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CACI International Books Task Order to Gather Medical Intelligence for DIA

CACI International has announced a five-year task order to deliver expertise to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s National Center for Medical Intelligence. Awarded under the Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle, the task aims to protect the United States’ interests worldwide by gathering medical intelligence on foreign health threats and related issues, CACI said. […]
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Lockheed, Verizon Test 5G-Enabled VR Streaming for Military Use Cases

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Verizon have demonstrated various 5G streaming use cases under an ongoing strategic collaboration designed to support the Department of Defense’s sustainment missions and advance the 5G .MIL program. During the demo, the companies validated how 5G can be used for augmented, virtual and extended reality technologies; real-time 3D visualization and […]
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Army, Defense AI Chief Seek to Improve US Data Sharing With Allies

Interoperability between the United States and its allies is the focus of collaboration between the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. At the recent Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting in Georgia, Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said the partnership aims […]
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2024 NDAA Requires Intelligence Community to Establish Innovation Unit

The Intelligence Community will be asked to create a new agency responsible for identifying technologies and capabilities that can allow the organization to address mission needs. Under the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, the director of national intelligence is required to set up an “Intelligence Community Innovation Unit,” an organization akin to the Department of […]
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Army Extends Collaboration With BigBear.ai to Expand Development of Global Force Information Management System

An artificial intelligence-backed solutions provider is continuing its work of helping the Secretary of the Army’s plans of forming a data-centric force. To ensure the success of the efforts, the U.S. Army has expanded its collaboration with artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions provider BigBear.ai, allowing it to continue as the prime contractor for the Global […]
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