The concepts and technologies on the U.S. Army tactical data infrastructure enabling synchronized connections among corps formations are sound, according to Col. Matthew Paul, project manager for mission command at Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical. Reviewing the service’s participation in the recent Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia, Paul told DefenseScoop that the Army still […]
The U.S. Army has selected three contractors to support the integration of five business systems into a single platform called the Enterprise Business Systems-Convergence. Under other transaction authority agreements awarded by the Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems and Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, the vendors will each develop an EBS-C prototype in support of […]
Gen. James Rainey, the head of the U.S. Army Futures Command, is warning against fully replacing soldiers and conventional weapons with machines. Speaking to TechNet Augusta conference attendees, he recommended that the Army build formations balancing human personnel and artificial intelligence to ensure that commanders do not fully rely on the technology to make decisions. […]
Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of Air Force, has informed entrepreneurs, educators and researchers of the funding opportunities that can help them advance their dual-use and defense-specific technologies. Speaking at a recent Academia Days outreach event in Ohio, Leigh told participants from various universities, institutions and businesses that […]
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Leidos a potential three-year, $95 million task order to sustain its Overlord unmanned surface vessels and other medium USVs. Dave Lewis, Leidos Defense Group senior vice president and Maritime Systems operations manager, said the single-award task order helps the Navy’s mission to evolve USVs and integrate them […]
Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the head of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, seeks to better educate commanders and troops about what is possible in cyber operations. Speaking at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Augusta conference, she called on national training centers to teach more about offensive cyber, information advantage and electronic warfare […]
Venice Goodwine has begun serving as the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, succeeding 2023 Wash100 awardee Lauren Knausenberger. A spokesperson said Goodwine’s term started on Aug. 13. Goodwine is responsible for a $17 billion portfolio and roughly 30,000 cyber and information technology employees worldwide. She also oversees the data and artificial intelligence, […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has expanded its remote surveillance imager capability set with the addition of Aries Defense’s CheckPoints and Recon V OverWatch systems. The Marine Corps Ground Reconnaissance, Scout, Sniper and Ground Sensor Platoon communities will deploy the systems to collect intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data under the Terrestrial Collections Systems Ground Sensors program. […]
AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, has awarded New York-based company Wallaroo .AI a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contract to help the department address key on-orbit challenges. Under the STTR award, Wallaroo .AI will use its expertise in artificial intelligence to help the Air Force Research Laboratory deploy machine learning […]
Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, director of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, said at a recent industry conference that the service is assessing how to make and sustain directed-energy weapons at a reasonable cost and how to use such systems in combat. Rasch’s office is working with Kord Technologies to develop an […]
