Smart Shooter has won a contract from the Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space to provide the SMASH 2000 Light fire control system, a rifle-mounted optic that uses artificial intelligence and algorithms to track and shoot at targets such as drones. At the 2022 Association of […]
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have unveiled the B-21 Raider, a stealth bomber that is designed to be a visible and flexible deterrent for the military branch. The B-21 Raider is the first sixth-generation aircraft to join the U.S. military’s nuclear triad. It is capable of advanced integration of data, sensors and weapons […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has urged Congress to pass the fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill before a continuing resolution that kept the government funded at FY 2022 levels expires on Dec. 16. In a letter sent to lawmakers, Austin said another stopgap measure will stall several military programs, including the research and development and […]
Client Solution Architects will provide IT training operations services to the Navy Service Training Command under a newly awarded task order. CSA will support NSTC’s technical tasks and IT programs and help ensure its compliance with IT standards for administration and management. Work also includes providing Navy/Marine Corps Intranet support, information assurance and cybersecurity, and […]
Lauren Knausenberger, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, said at an online Mitchell Institute event Wednesday that she expects more funds for information warfare in the Department of Defense’s upcoming Program Objective Memorandum, a spending budget that will cover a five-year period beginning fiscal year 2024. She explained that IW will form […]
The U.S. Army Futures Command has awarded Sarcos Defense a $1 million contract for robotic solutions testing. Sarcos will test its ammunition handling and maneuvering solution, which uses a robotic arm that works with the Army’s fleet of self-propelled howitzer systems. The solution is designed to support the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system. Under the […]
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has awarded ManTech International a five-year, $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aircraft systems support. Under the recompeted contract, ManTech will provide aircraft combat systems in support of the Naval Air Systems Command Weaponeereing Integration, Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization and the Naval Aviation Technical Information Product […]
Gecko Robotics will continue its development of crawling robots integrated with concrete evaluation technology to support the modernization of the intercontinental ballistic missile launch facilities and other infrastructure of the U.S. nuclear triad. Work will be performed under an 18-month $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Air Force Nuclear […]
John Kirchhofer, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief of staff, announced the establishment of a mission group of analysts dedicated to providing expert knowledge on China. He explained at an online Intelligence and National Security Alliance event Tuesday that the unit will serve as the agency’s source of knowledge on the rival nation, which he described […]
The U.S. Navy‘s Fifth Fleet kicked off a three-week unmanned systems and artificial intelligence integration event in Bahrain where officials will employ new platforms in the Naval Forces Central Command’s area of operations. The event, called Digital Horizons, will allow officials to integrate new unmanned technologies and establish an unmanned surface vessel fleet by the […]
