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 […]
Parsons has announced that it will develop hardware and software solutions for intelligence applications under a potential seven-year, $160 million classified contract with the Intelligence Community. According to Mike Kushin, president of Parsons’ defense and intelligence sector, contract work involves supporting the IC’s missions aiming to defend and advance national security interests worldwide. Services may include […]
U.S. Army Col. Glenn Henke, the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office’s military deputy director, has warned that the service branches face a growing threat from small drones. He said hostile nations and insurgents are conducting surveillance and munitions delivery across all domains with such systems. According to Henke, adversaries are also exploring the use […]
American defense contractors will gain access to semiconductors made on U.S. soil, according to multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company GlobalFoundries, which announced a deal signed with the Department of Defense. The deal, which calls for an initial $17.3 million award in September and a $3.1 billion total spending ceiling over 10 years, will […]
