The Defense Logistics Agency has appointed Karyn Runstrom as its new chief of staff as announced by Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, the DLA director, via an email to senior leadership. As chief of staff, Runstrom will manage, among other things, the agency’s strategic planning, enterprise integration, organizational governance and strategic communications, the DLA said. […]
The U.S. Army is tapping into Kopin’s expertise to develop and produce a vital optical component that will form part of the Next Generation-Short Range Interceptor system. On Wednesday, Kopin announced that it had received a contract to work on a high-resolution eyepiece assembly that will go into the NG-SRI’s new Commanders Launch Assembly. The […]
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport has awarded Purvis Systems a $37.3 million contract to provide a wide range of engineering services for submarine systems. Under the new deal, the technology solutions provider will continue to be the NUWC Maritime Special Projects Office’s technical design agent, acquisition engineering agent and in-service engineering agent for […]
A change of command ceremony was held Monday at the Washington Navy Yard, transferring the responsibility to lead the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers to Rear Adm. Todd Evans. Rear Adm. Thomas Dickinson, who was the NAVSEA Warfare Centers commander for nearly a year, is now the program executive officer for integrated warfare systems. […]
The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center has awarded Trax International a $692 million prime contract for test support services. Under the five-year Aberdeen Test Center Support Services contract, Trax will be in charge of planning, conducting, analyzing and reporting results of tests on Army equipment, encompassing the developmental and production stages, Trax said. The new […]
U.S. Air Force leaders said that several factors are affecting the decision to revamp the requirements for the Next-Generation Air Dominance, a new stealth fighter aircraft platform. Incorporating the latest technologies is a factor behind the decision to reexamine the requirements. Mark Gunzinger, director of future aerospace concepts and capabilities assessments at the Mitchell Institute, […]
The Department of Defense’s Joint Fires Network prototype demonstrated during the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Valiant Shield 2024 exercise held from June 7 to 18 incorporated Lockheed Martin’s digital command and control capabilities. According to the company, the JFN demo tested third-party solutions as an infrastructure component in addressing combatant commands’ immediate needs and supporting the […]
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is proposing the establishment of a Quantum Computing Center of Excellence for the Army, as confirmed by an official from her office. The center would be the first of its kind and is aimed at strengthening the U.S. military capabilities in the emerging field of quantum computing, DefenseScoop reported. According to […]
Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, U.S. Army program executive officer for missiles and space, disclosed that the service is preparing for a five-year project to develop a new weapon for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2. Lozano, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, told Breaking Defense at the recent Eurosatory defense trade show in […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has released a spending plan for its $983 million fiscal year 2024 budget, signed into law in March. Under the plan, the allocation will prioritize four categories: expanding and accelerating uncrewed system initiatives and other strategic projects; launching new projects focused on counter-unmanned aerial systems and other new projects in strategic […]
