The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate and AFWERX, the Air Force’s technology directorate, have installed an uncrewed aircraft system traffic management at Eglin Air Force Base to ensure that drones can take off and land safely. The Collaborative Low-Altitide UAS Integration Effort is designed to monitor the airspace as electric vertical takeoff and […]
The Defense Intelligence Unit has awarded GM Defense a contract to provide an energy storage unit prototype for the Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program, which aims to reduce the Department of Defense’s reliance on fossil fuels as its primary energy source in remote locations or areas without a stable power grid. GM Defense will […]
A House Armed Services Committee proposal for the fiscal year 2024 defense budget would direct the Department of Defense to submit a progress report on data and technology integration efforts for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a plan to connect sensors across all domains to facilitate decision-making. Introduced by Rep. Pat Ryan, the amendment […]
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded Elbit Systems of America a prime contract for autonomous maritime target tracking. Under the contract, Elbit America will develop its prototype target-tracking solution and test it in a series of sea-based demonstrations that would span a year. The company’s envisioned solution uses autonomy, artificial intelligence, target recognition and […]
The Department of the Army has named Mark Kitz the new program executive officer for command, control and communications-tactical at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, to succeed Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts. Program Executive Office – Command, Control Communications-Tactical is responsible for providing a unified network and pertinent tools and technologies that will enable the […]
The U.S. Army is asking eligible small businesses to submit proposals for a solution that can provide real-time two and three-dimensional mapping and modeling capabilities and can integrate sensor and object-identification data to support operations in GPS-denied environments. The service will select up to two Dynamic Enhanced Environment Perception – Building Information Models proposals for […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee has added a proposal to the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requiring the Department of Defense’s National Academy of Public Administration to study the viability of a uniformed cyber force. The amendment includes a clause banning Pentagon personnel from interfering and influencing the Academy’s study. According to the […]
The Broadleaf Division of ASRC Federal will provide analytical support to the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command as part of a $56.6 million contract from the General Services Administration. The deal was made under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services vehicle. From July 1, the company is expected to handle budgeting for existing […]
Dynetics, a Leidos subsidiary, is developing advanced sensors that would help the U.S. Marine Corps detect airborne threats without emitting electromagnetic signals. The solution, dubbed the Marine Expeditionary Long-range Persistent Surveillance system, is a 360-degree field-of-view sensor comprising digitized antennas and receivers that give operators a clear image of the airspace. The solution, based on […]
Northrop Grumman announced that it has completed the production of first-stage A1000 and second-stage B1000 motors for the U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile system, bringing the number of solid rocket motors the company manufactured for the program to 2,000. The Trident II D5 SLBM, a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertial-guided missile system with […]
