General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has secured a contract for the third and final phase of LongShot, a Defense Advanced Research Project Agency program aiming to build drones that can shoot down enemy aircraft. The unmanned aerial vehicles, being built with the capability to fire multiple air-to-air munitions, will be launched from manned aircraft, enabling […]
BAE Systems has secured a $37 million contract to design the Next-Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System for the U.S. Navy. Under the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium contract, BAE will support the NATO SeaSparrow Program Office to design and deliver a prototype NGELS deck launching system. NGELS is a deck-mounted, fixed-angle launcher that […]
Robert Smith, director of the Department of the Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, recently talked about the value of tech bridges, physical locations aimed at facilitating connections with startups to meet service needs. He explained to Federal News Network that companies with knowledge of a given region and the […]
The U.S. Army has awarded RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, a $117.5 million contract for 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared B-Kit sensor low-rate initial production. Under the contract, RTX will deliver the 3GEN FLIR B-Kit sensors to several Army combat platforms, including the Abrams tank and Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle platforms. The 3GEN FLIR B-Kit is […]
The Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has hosted an industry demonstration of new weapons and tools for defeating Group 3 sUAS threats to enhance U.S. defenses against hostile drones. JCO has been holding similar events over the past two years. The recent demonstration involved defeating aggressor drones at longer distances, higher altitudes and faster […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the implementation of measures to secure classified information across the Department of Defense. The measures resulted from a department-wide review of security programs and policies that was conducted after sensitive emails and military documents from the DOD were discovered to have leaked online. Austin, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, had […]
The U.S. Navy has established new cyber job classifications for sailors. Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, the Navy’s information warfare chief and commander of Naval Information Forces, said this will provide the service with officers who can focus full-time and build expertise on cyberspace operations. The new classifications will also alleviate the demands placed on cryptologists […]
The U.S. Army Futures Command has taken on the responsibility of leading the integration of the Army’s transformation efforts in a way that would enable a multidomain approach, according to AFC Deputy Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd III. The integration work involves developing systems compatible with the technologies multinational partners are using. Project Convergence […]
The Department of Defense’s Defense Acquisition University plans to teach over 3,000 military and civilian professionals data analytics and artificial intelligence to help them better understand emerging technologies. David Pearson, director of DAU’s Engineering and Technology Center, said the upskilling initiative will support a growing recognition across the department for the need for data literacy. […]
The third annual meeting of the South Korea-U.S. ICT Cooperation Committee held in Hawaii on Thursday tackled joint assessments on 5G wireless networks and other technologies. Kang Wan-gu, chief of planning and coordination at Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, and U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman led the bilateral security cooperation meeting. […]
