CGI’s United States-based federal subsidiary has received a five-year U.S. Strategic Command contract to develop and maintain hardware and software within the Global Data Integration environment. A component of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, GDI aims to integrate multiple domains to enhance global situational awareness and decision-making, CGI said Wednesday. […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Empower AI a $27 million task order for IT support services. Empower AI will provide network architecture and equipment optimization in support of the Army Transport Edge network infrastructure. The company will also deliver out-of-band management network support, a new network management system, migration services and legacy network integration services. […]
The Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has issued the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Toolkit, one of the drivers outlined in the DOD’s RAI Strategy and Implementation Pathway that Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks signed in June 2022. The RAI S&I Pathway operationalizes the DOD’s AI Ethical Principles defining 64 tracks for […]
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a multi-year, $554 million contract for aerial ISR support services for the U.S. Army. SNC will provide its RAPCON-X family of systems to support the Army Theater Level High-Altitude Expeditionary Next Aerial-Signals Intelligence project. RAPCON-X, based on the Bombardier Global 6500 jet, provides aerial ISR capabilities, enables rapid target maneuvering […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has secured funding from the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Program to pursue quantum computing and deep learning technologies. Anthony Rizzo, a research scientist at the AFRL, said the agency will use the funding to help AIM Photonics create silicon photonic microchips that can receive […]
Industrial blue laser maker Nuburu announced that it has completed a U.S. Air Force contract awarded in 2022. The AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase II deal required the demonstration of blue laser-based 3D printing solutions with area printing technology, Nuburu said Thursday. The demonstration entailed the production of a stainless steel part using a […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded defense and intelligence communities solutions provider Expedition Technology a multiyear contract to apply deep learning technologies to improve the U.S. Navy’s wideband spectrum awareness capabilities. CEO and President Marc Harlacher said machine learning offers a lot of opportunities to improve dynamic spectrum awareness, equipping warfighters with the […]
Arizona State University will build a microelectronics development center called Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub in Scottsdale, with a $39.8 million award from the Department of Defense. SWAP is one of the eight regional innovation hubs that the DOD has selected for a total of $238 million funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. According to […]
Kevin Mulvihill is set to assume a pivotal role as the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer for command, control and communications, charged with directing and overseeing extensive network modernization efforts. Initially serving in an acting capacity, Mulvihill’s appointment follows his predecessor Frederick D. Moorefield Jr.’s departure, DefenseScoop reported. With a background spanning tactical to strategic […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded BlueHalo a contract to develop a prototype laser weapon that can be integrated on the U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Under the contract, BlueHalo will modify its Locust Laser Weapon System to fit JLTVs. The platform combines precision optical and laser hardware with artificial intelligence and advanced processing […]
