Lawmakers are considering the establishment of the intelligence community’s version of the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX. Section 6722 of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act would require the director of national intelligence to work with the CIA and the National Security Agency to determine if the IC would benefit from ICWERX. The envisioned […]
Serco has won a five-year, $152 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide full acquisition lifecycle support to the F-35 Joint Program Office, including business operations management, cost reduction and training system development and maintenance. CEO Tom Watson highlighted the importance of the fighter plane to the U.S. and its international allies. The company plans to onboard […]
The Air Force Installations and Sustainment Center and Air Mobility Command have awarded Defcon AI a $5 million Department of the Air Force Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to expedite the production of a logistics and mobility training and rehearsal platform. The software is meant to provide the Simulation Fabric, a virtual representation […]
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 […]
