The Department of Defense is set to advance its zero trust implementation efforts on Monday with the expected submission of 43 action plans from the military services and component agencies. The DOD tasked its organizations to detail how they aim to achieve zero trust by 2027, Federal News Network reported. Randy Resnick, director of the […]
Bombardier Defense announced that it has delivered the seventh Global 6000 aircraft to the U.S. Air Force under the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node program. All BACN aircraft, known as E-11A in the Air Force, serve as high-altitude communication relay platforms – a capability called “Wi-Fi in the sky.” Bombardier delivered the Global 6000 aircraft under […]
Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, said the Department of Defense intends to publish its first National Defense Industrial Strategy in December. Speaking at the recent 2023 Defense Conference, she noted that the document will focus on crafting a roadmap to guide programs, policies and investments to strengthen U.S. industrial infrastructure, […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, chief of the Central Security Service, has named U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Select Matteo Martemucci as the new deputy chief of the combat support agency. Martemucci is tasked with supporting the CSS head with operational control of signals intelligence missions by the service branches and the U.S. Coast Guard, the National […]
Twenty-six organizations will assist Strikewerx, the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation hub, develop technologies to fend off unmanned aerial vehicle swarms. According to Strikewerx, the companies will virtually demonstrate their solutions in November and perform a live showcase in December at the Cyber Innovation Center in Louisiana. AFGSC evaluators will identify the best […]
RTX business Raytheon has secured a U.S. Army contract to include enhancements to the Advanced Distributed Radar concept. Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team will develop the software required to integrate multiple Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor radars into the ADR. The enhancements are designed to expand the protection of maneuver forces and critical assets. […]
Virginia-based HII announced on Thursday that its Mission Technologies division received a potential five-year, $134 million U.S. Navy task order to deliver readiness and training software development support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. The order was made under the Naval Sea Systems Command’s SeaPort Next Generation contract, HII said. […]
Bethesda, Maryland-based defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin announced that it conducted a flight test of an electronic warfare pod for the U.S. Army. The Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large system detects, locates, disrupts and degrades communications and radars, Lockheed said Wednesday. The demonstration evaluated MFEW-AL’s ability to sense and influence various signals of interest at […]
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, conducted a digital All Up Round Preliminary Design Review on Sept. 29 for the Next Generation Interceptor missile. Digital engineering and model-based tools were used to ensure that the NGI’s hardware and software meet the U.S. military’s requirements, Lockheed said. Tests performed during the review include […]
KBR announced that it secured a $75 million, five-year recompete task order to support Department of Defense research priorities such as artificial intelligence, renewable energy and advanced materials. Work includes research and development for engineering, product design and logistics support, KBR said. The task order was made under the DOD Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract […]
