The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a contract for the Gambit engine development program. Under the contract, Raytheon will use performance models and real-world data from previous tests to design an air-breathing propulsion system that uses a rotating detonation engine. In theory, rotating detonation engines can produce more thrust […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Agile-Bot II a potential five-year, $162 million contract to support the migration and integration of the command and control systems of Air Mobility Command into a Department of Defense or commercial cloud environment. Agile-Bot II is Agile Defense’s joint venture with BuddoBot. Other […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Comtech a $48.6 million contract to provide Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier modems. Comtech will design, develop, test and deliver the units and provide ancillary hardware, software and sustainment services that support EDIM performance enhancements. The modems are designed to support multiple satellite providers, allow the Department of Defense to […]
Rigetti Computing announced that it has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to pursue an ongoing quantum algorithm project. as part of the Imagining Practical Applications for a Quantum Tomorrow program. Rigetti is currently developing an encoding solution for optimizing problems onto qubits through its “Scheduling Problems with Efficient Encoding of […]
The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a $218 million task order to expand the production of 155-millimeter M1128 projectiles. Awarded under a $974 million contract, the task order provides funds for a Load, Assemble and Pack facility in Camden, Arkansas, GD said Monday. The installation is expected to utilize air-cooling […]
Five small businesses have received contract offers from the U.S. Army for the development of artificial intelligence-powered language translator software. Under the contracts, the Army’s subject matter professionals will analyze the businesses’ software solutions to check their capability to translate and summarize complex information from multilingual communications. The selected companies are Anonymous A.I., Barron Associates, […]
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 […]
