Lockheed Martin has won a potential $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build a new integrated combat system that will connect all surface naval ships. The company was initially awarded $23 million to begin the ICS work, which could be extended to fiscal year 2030 if all options are exercised. Currently, the Navy […]
Virginia-based information technology solutions provider Agile Defense has secured a potential five-year U.S. Army contract to back the Project Manager Mission Command. Work will include the operation and maintenance of the Blue Force Tracker and other networks to support Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communication-Tactical, Agile Defense said Thursday. The company is also expected […]
Sarcos Defense will advance the development of its artificial intelligence and machine learning software framework for integration into its Guardian robotic systems product line under a four-year, $13.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. A series of demonstrations at Warner Robins Air Force Base and other Air Force locations will be held throughout the […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded quantum computing company IonQ a $25.5 million deal to support quantum networking research and application development. IonQ will deploy two barium-based trapped ion quantum computing systems at AFRL’s New York location, enhancing the laboratory’s research mission. IonQ offers the Harmony, Aria and Forte trapped-ion computers, which feature […]
Three teams will proceed beyond Phase 4a of MagQuest, a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency program to develop new ways to collect data for the World Magnetic Model, the standard for navigating the geomagnetic field. All three teams have constructed and demonstrated magnetometers and will move on to build and launch a satellite carrying the instruments into […]
Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems have won follow-on agreements to continue participating in a U.S. Army competition to develop the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Work started on Tuesday and is expected to encompass an ongoing weapon system design assessment, a critical design review and initial product baseline establishment, DefenseNews reported. The previous agreement saw […]
The CIA is gearing up to deploy an artificial intelligence tool similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT that can support analysts sifting through open-source data. The United States government wants to improve how it processes large amounts of publicly available information and to surpass China, which is trying to lead AI development by 2030, Bloomberg reported. Randy […]
ACMI Federal, an affiliate of the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation, has announced that it won a $75 million contract for facility development and private-public partnership harmonization pilot program. ACMI Federal will build a munitions campus as approved by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience. It will […]
Virginia-based Leidos has received a 66-month, $74 million prime contract to provide the Department of Defense with combined joint all-domain command and control analytical and engineering services. The company is expected to handle testing and evaluation of C2 information systems to support the DOD Joint Staff J6 Joint Assessment Division’s operational analysis. According to a […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Microsoft a $95 million contract for additional Integrated Visual Augmentation System 1.2 headsets and virtual trainers. Under the contract, Microsoft will develop and deliver 280 IVAS 1.2 systems and 11 immersive virtual trainers to support planned testing in fiscal year 2024. The headsets to be delivered include pre-production units and […]
