The Department of Defense’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office plans to issue a solicitation for a direct-to-device connectivity service sometime in 2023. According to CSCO Chief Clare Grason, a SATCOM-to-cellphone capability could prove useful to military users in areas with weak cellular network reception and lead to lighter, less expensive hardware. She told attendees of a […]
The U.S. Army wants to have a tactical wheeled vehicle strategy developed by the end of 2023 to help officials make informed investment decisions moving forward. Col. Beth Behn, chief of the Army Transportation Corps, said during a National Defense Industrial Association conference that she wants to have a strategy out by November to help […]
A U.S. Army program executive office is working on a combination of armored vehicles and communications equipment to enable the service to engage in longer, more dispersed fights using stronger formations. PEO Command, Control and Communications-Tactical has ramped up its focus on Capability Set 25, a collection of commercial off-the-shelf technologies and specialized military equipment. […]
Aeyon has received a five-year, $18.5 million contract to implement robotic process automation for Project Manager Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a component of U.S. Army Program Executive Office Soldier. PM IVAS is in charge of delivering a mixed reality headset meant to facilitate real-time situational awareness, threat detection and response, tactical planning, networked information sharing […]
Wireless networking solutions provider Cambium Networks and end-to-end communications solutions company Future Technologies Ventures have secured a multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contract for wireless network solutions. Under the contract, Future Technologies will create a connectivity solution for the DOD’s Private 5G network, edge computing infrastructure and other mission-critical use cases. The solution will be based […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Peraton Labs a contract to develop Adaptive Control with Artificial Intelligence, a machine-learning capability that would enable ground and maritime vehicles, drone swarms and robotic systems to adjust to unexpected events or environmental conditions in real time. Peraton said in a press release that ACAI would utilize […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to conduct two workshops in 2023, aiming to convene academic, commercial and government experts to foster discussions on developing trustworthy artificial intelligence for national security purposes. DARPA’s Information Innovation Office will host a virtual workshop from June 13 to 16 and an in-person workshop in Boston, Massachusetts, from […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has established a new directorate designed to support science and technology partnerships between the Department of the Air Force and other entities. The AFRL Strategic Partnership Directorate is tasked with achieving greater alignment, effectiveness and efficiency for S&T partnerships. The directorate includes personnel from the Small Business Directorate and […]
Lauren Knausenberger, the chief information officer of the Department of the Air Force, will step down in June, according to an agency spokesperson. She has served the department since 2017. Prior to becoming CIO in 2020, Knausenberger was the DAF’s chief transformation officer and director of cyberspace innovation. She is the latest CIO set to […]
The General Services Administration has awarded Parsons a one-year, $21 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the U.S. Cyber Command with command, control, communications, computers and capabilities development support. Specific tasks include professional services; information technology lifecycle management; systems engineering; cybersecurity; and research, development, testing and evaluation. The award extends efforts that began in 2016, Parsons […]
