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 […]
Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, a Leidos-led consortium of technology companies, has implemented the MHS Genesis electronic health record system in Department of Defense military treatment facilities in Europe and outside the contiguous United States for the first time. The EHR system was rolled out in 10 military treatment facilities in Europe and additional sites […]
Aerospace company Stratolaunch announced that it has received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to support the Talon-A 3 reusable hypersonic test vehicle‘s first flight demonstration. Talon-A vehicles serve as autonomous testbeds capable of various flight profiles while carrying customized payloads, Stratolaunch said Thursday. The company said in a press release that Talon-A’s reusability enables […]
The U.S. Army has ordered over 100 AeroVironment Switchblade 600 loitering munitions that will be part of the service’s Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program, increment one. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the service signed a deal with AeroVironment after Congress […]
Draper will manufacture, deliver and sustain guidance systems for the Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile under a potential $329.98 million contract from the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs. Work, which includes performing design analysis and testing of the guidance system, called Mark 6 Mod 1, supports the Navy’s Sea-Based Strategic Deterrent modernization effort, Draper […]
