The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX directorate and NASA have expanded an ongoing partnership to develop advanced air mobility technology. AFWERX invests in small businesses developing capabilities potentially useful to the Air Force. NASA began collaborating with the directorate in 2020 to access electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and other resources. AFWERX Prime […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a platform to consolidate security-related data from multiple systems and users, reducing redundancy and data isolation. The Security Enterprise Communication and User Reporting Environment features a suite of tools for security process reporting and developing customized workflows and analytic reports. A pilot test of the platform’s foreign travel […]
President Joe Biden has approved Wendy Noble as the deputy director of the National Security Agency. According to a press release, Noble will act as the organization’s chief operating officer and lead strategy execution and policy implementation. She is expected to support national security rulemaking and advance the NSA’s role as an integrated mission partner. […]
Lockheed Martin has delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps the final Phase 1 Initial Prototype variant of a 5G testbed designed to support communications network-related experimentation. The testbed variant of the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution was delivered to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California where personnel will perform mobile network experimentation. […]
The Department of Defense said on Thursday that its All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has launched a website for the public dissemination of declassified information regarding resolved cases of unidentified anomalous phenomena, including photos and videos. According to a Pentagon news release, the website will also provide the public with UAP reports, a frequently-asked-questions page and […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded TurbineOne a multiyear contract to prototype new machine learning capabilities with potential applications in force protection, industrial equipment geolocation and improving the experience in intelligence operations centers. TurbineOne is expected to work with the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s FutureG and 5G Office on […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Voyager Space an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate. Under the contract, Voyager Space’s defense business, Valley Tech Systems, will provide products and services that will contribute to AFLCMC/XA’s mission areas, including modeling, simulation and analysis, capability development and development […]
Northrop Grumman fielded its deep-sensing and targeting platform during the 2023 iteration of the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event. The company said it integrated DSaT capabilities into a CRJ-700 plane to enable intelligence collection capabilities that reach beyond local sensors’ visual line of sight. Northrop added that it fused multidomain data for rapid dissemination […]
U.S. Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon has assumed leadership of the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command, succeeding Capt. Robert Matthias after a change of command ceremony at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, earlier in August. JITC is responsible for testing and validating interoperability among defense information systems to facilitate communication and collaboration between military platforms […]
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $190 million contract modification to supply additional Bradley A4 vehicles. Under the modification, the company will deliver over 70 more M2A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M7A4 Fire Support Team Vehicles. Dan Furber, director of ground vehicle production for BAE Systems, described the Bradley A4s as crucial vehicles […]
