The Marine Corps has completed the first test flight of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned air vehicle, a step toward integrating the jet-powered UAV into the Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer–Portfolio program. The first of two XQ-58A Valkyrie was delivered to the Marines in March to support platform prototyping and integration efforts […]
The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Command is seeking potential sources of portable anti-drone jammers that can interfere with control, video and navigation signals within a range of at least 5 km. The AMC’s Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office-International plans to deliver up to 100 handheld SkyWiper EDM4S devices to undisclosed U.S. allies. Among the […]
The Department of the Navy has named Jane Rathbun as chief information officer and special assistant for information management. Rathbun’s appointment came after she took on the DON principal deputy CIO position in January and accepted the acting CIO role in March. In her new roles, Rathbun will serve as the principal staff assistant to […]
Mercury Systems has partnered with the U.S. Navy to develop manufacturing capabilities that will facilitate the use of commercial photonics chiplets in defense applications. The collaboration is part of Project Kanagawa, an Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering initiative that seeks to advance the domestic supply chain and manufacturing processes […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris an $80 million contract to develop an electronic warfare system prototype for the service’s F/A-18 aircraft fleet. L3Harris will propose a system with integrated electronic support measure and electronic attack system designed to detect threats in all relevant radio frequency bands. The EW offering will also use a modular […]
The Department of Defense has awarded the autonomous maritime surveillance solutions provider ThayerMahan a three-year, $19.3 million contract for maritime sensing technologies. The company specializes in autonomous platforms, sensors, signals processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Under the contract, ThayerMahan will continue developing sensors to enhance the U.S. Navy’s and the U.S. Marine Corps’ undersea […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded CodeMettle a five-year, $500 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide new edge node monitoring and management software. The services will be delivered through the Terminus software, which is designed to configure, manage, monitor and control satellite communications kits and simplify the network operations user experience across new terminals. The software […]
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have jointly created mechanisms, such as specialized training classes and courses, to foster the development of a data-driven workforce, the U.S. Navy announced. One initiative comes in NGA’s Data Science for Managers course available to select NAVWAR personnel throughout 2023, with one session held on Aug. […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center has awarded HawkEye 360 a contract for radio frequency data and related services. HawkEye 360 will use SeaVision, a web-based platform the U.S. military and its allies use to share unclassified information needed to improve maritime domain awareness. The company will use SeaVision to share RF data and analytics and […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro released on Thursday the Department of the Navy’s updated strategic guidance, which lists strengthening maritime dominance as one of the service’s three priorities. The guidance, titled “One Navy-Marine Corps Team: Advancing Department of the Navy Priorities,” also identifies building a culture of warfighting excellence and enhancing strategic partnerships as its […]
