Deputy Defense Secretary and 2022 Wash100 winner Kathleen Hicks appointed Michael Donley, the Department of Defense’s director of administration and management, as the first chief information officer for all components of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The move was made public on Thursday. Donley will oversee OSD’s efforts in managing cyber risks, improving […]
Elbit Systems of America has won a $107 million order to provide the U.S. Army with Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular systems, spare parts, logistics support and test equipment from 2023 to 2024. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the company will perform the work at its night vision technology facility in Roanoke, Virginia. ENVG-Bs […]
Thales will deliver 4,000 additional Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radios to the U.S. Army for the Leader radio program. The new order, valued at $100 million, is the fifth award Thales received from the military branch under the Full Rate Production-2 contracting effort, increasing the number of IMBITR units that the Army purchased to over […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $207 million contract for Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors and Coyote effectors, which will be installed on a counter unmanned aerial system solution. Under the contract, Raytheon will deploy KuRFS and Coyote for two Army divisions. The company will also provide additional assets to support the […]
BAE Systems demonstrated its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit to the U.S. Army at Yuma Proving Ground. LR-PGK was combined with 155 mm artillery projectiles launched from the U.S. Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery. James McDonough, LR-PGK program director at BAE Systems, said the guidance kit helps the Army “deliver accurate fires up to 70 kilometers and […]
ManTech has won a four-year, $337 million contract to support Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona’s Navy Continuous Training Environment with engineering and technical services that integrate and test systems. NCTE provides U.S. Navy platform experimentation and training capabilities through interconnected simulation and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems worldwide, ManTech said. According to David […]
Lockheed Martin has secured a $25.9 million contract with the U.S. Army to provide M299 All Up Launchers and spare parts support. The award extends the production and testing of M299 electronic components at Lockheed facilities in Ocala, Florida; Archbald, Pennsylvania; and Inglewood, California, until 2025. M299 AULs are capable of firing Joint Air-to-Ground and […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded GM Defense a contract to build a battery pack prototype that will be used to power Department of Defense tactical military vehicles during testing and analysis. GM Defense will base the product on its Ultium electric vehicle advanced battery technology. Ultium, a combined electric vehicle battery architecture and propulsion […]
Sigma Defense has secured a spot on a $950 million maximum-value, multiple-award contract to support Joint All-Domain Command and Control enablement efforts. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capabilities across platforms and domains. The company will use open systems design, modern software and algorithm development to provide surveillance, tactical edge […]
The Department of Defense has awarded the University of Virginia a three-year, $4.5 million applied research contract to work on hypersonics technology. Under the contract, UVA will focus on engine design, maneuverability controls and operational resiliency. The university will conduct individual tests that will culminate in an integrated scramjet ground test. Work is sponsored by […]
