Reston, Virginia-headquartered company Leidos has secured a $334 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory design an air-breathing hypersonic aircraft. The contract is for the Expandable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR and Strike program, also known as the Mayhem program. As part of the program, Leidos assembled a team of leaders from the private […]
Raytheon Technologies demonstrated capabilities that can support the Joint All-Domain Command and Control warfighting concept during the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence exercise. The FlexLink open-system radio technology built by Raytheon’s Collins Aerospace business was among the technologies presented at the event. UH-60M helicopters were equipped with FlexLink, enabling “a joint command and control network at […]
Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the Defense Information Systems Agency director and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, said information technology and cyber capabilities will provide the government with strategic and tactical advantages to deter adversaries from targeting the U.S. systems. Speaking at the 2022 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded movement health platform maker Sparta Science an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud-based and mobile applications to improve movement health for U.S. Space Force personnel. Under the contract, Sparta Science will install AI and ML capabilities to extend […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency has announced that Invictus was the recipient of a contract awarded Wednesday to modernize the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Collection System. Katie Lipps, JWICS’ program manager, said at a Thursday industry event that the company would lead a team of subcontractors to work on the project, which has a potential performance period […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has secured a contract to develop a Common Tactical Edge Network in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System. Under the contract, the Raytheon Technologies business will build on advanced networking products that have been previously developed and will demonstrate an architecture that would enable aerial network interoperability. […]
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Architecture and Integration Directorate has awarded Tangram Flex a spot on a $900 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract aimed at financing new approaches to technology development. Ryan Helbach, director of business development, explained that the need for rapid defense system upgrade and redesign capabilities stems from the fast pace […]
L3Harris Technologies has won a potential $886 million contract from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command to deliver surveillance and reconnaissance support to the Army, the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base and five one-year follow-on options. Work includes providing datalink architecture, network design enhancements for aerial and […]
The fourth flight test of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range weapon took place on Nov. 30 at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California. The test saw the missile launch from a U.S. Navy F-18 aircraft and engage a moving maritime target, validating its effectiveness against such threats. The AAGM-ER […]
The undersecretary of the Department of the Army said using an open systems architecture could provide numerous benefits to the service’s electronic warfare capabilities. Speaking at the Army Technical Exchange Meeting, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo shared that the service needs to identify how to use software-based capabilities in countering, addressing and responding to EW threats […]
