The Department of Defense will host a hacking event in Hawaii from Feb. 5 to 9, 2024, open to all U.S. citizens. The BRAVO 11 Bits2Effect event will be hosted by the DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Innovation Unit, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the U.S. Army Pacific Command and the U.S. […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded a three-year contract valued at an estimated $68 million to Serco for development and testing support to the autonomous operations of the service’s unmanned surface vessels. Serco’s work on the Navy’s Autonomy and Vehicle Control Systems/Testing and Evaluations contract will be performed for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced the initial features of a new electromagnetic spectrum capability toolkit for warfighters. The Electromagnetic Battle Management-Joint is designed to improve soldiers’ situational awareness across the electromagnetic spectrum. The tool’s first iteration, called EMBM-J Situational Awareness, is a cloud-based platform that integrates EMS capabilities and functions into a single […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced on Wednesday that its Optimization With Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Devices program has produced the first quantum circuit with logical quantum bits. The development could accelerate fault-tolerant quantum computing and transform quantum processor design, DARPA said Wednesday. A Harvard University team supported by the California Institute of Technology, the […]
The National Reconnaissance Office has announced a new set of Strategic Commercial Enhancements contracts to assess and utilize private-sector electro-optical capabilities. Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space and Turion Space secured deals under the SCE Broad Agency Announcement Framework, NRO said. Each provider will undergo an evaluation process beginning with an analytic study to […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Keysight Technologies an $18.5 million contract for electronic warfare solutions delivery and integration. Keysight will provide two Electronic Warfare Threat Simulator systems to the Air Force, as well as patch management, field engineering support, spare parts, storage and other ancillary support services. Greg Patschke, general manager of Keysight’s aerospace, […]
The Department of Defense is working to improve its global supply chain by adopting a new model that incorporates vulnerabilities affecting deliveries. The department has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies an $8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to build a modeling and simulation tool to analyze shocks to supply-demand networks, RTX said. John Santini, […]
Lawmakers have filed companion bills in the U.S. House and Senate seeking to accelerate the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control. According to the office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who filed the House bill, the proposed legislation would provide specific DOD officials the authority and resources for developing the cutting-edge technologies the […]
The U.S. Army has released a plan to address “mechanical engineering problems” with the service’s hypersonic weapon launcher that it claims is the cause of recent test failures. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the plan involves […]
The U.S. Central Command has announced the appointment of Michael Foster to oversee enterprise-wide data efforts as chief data officer. A veteran of the technology sector and the Department of Defense, Foster said he is excited to tackle challenges to developing data-centric solutions for warfighters, CENTCOM said Friday. Gen. Michael Kurilla, CENTCOM commander, tied Foster’s […]
