The Department of Defense has unveiled its strategic management plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026 focused on ensuring that the agency meets priorities under the 2022 National Defense Strategy, which was released publicly on Oct. 27. According to Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, the plan establishes accountability to measure the DOD’s progress in […]
The Department of Defense has established the Acquisition, Integration and Interoperability Office, tasking it with managing and speeding up the integration of Joint All-Domain Command and Control projects in development across the various military services. Dave Tremper, electronic warfare director at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, was named the […]
The U.S. Army demonstrated the AN/TPQ-53 Multi-Mission Radar’s ability to track targets and launch a defeat system during an exercise in Yuma, Arizona. AN/TPQ-53 MMR is a system developed by Lockheed Martin that uses an active electronically scanned array to detect mortars, rockets, unmanned aircraft and artillery. It can be used to support counter-insurgency missions, […]
The Defense Innovation Unit will install electric vehicle charging stations at eight U.S. military bases in partnership with the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the Army Reserve. The EV chargers will serve government and privately owned vehicles. A yearlong analysis will be conducted following the installation phase to measure the usage, uptime, and […]
Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide the propulsion system for the U.S. Navy‘s next-generation torpedo system. Aerojet Rocketdyne will use a Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System that is expected to improve the capabilities of the new Compact Rapid Attack Weapon. The company will also produce the torpedo’s afterbody and tail. Work will be performed at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s […]
RIVA Networks and JMA Wireless will upgrade legacy cellular networks at the Air Force Research Lab’s Rome Research Site through the integration of a private 5G network. The companies will also deliver a complete 5G non-standalone network featuring 4G and 5G Sub-6GHz and 5G millimeter wave radios. Work will be performed under a contract in […]
Pacific Defense will supply SX-3000 systems under a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to support the evaluation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Electronic Warfare Ground Family of Systems, a platform meant to counter improvised explosives and unmanned aerial surveillance threats using electromagnetic spectrum technology. Other functions include limited counter-communications capabilities, adversary force detection […]
The Innovation Lab at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center has produced 313 deck drain coamings to fulfill the first order for 3D-printed parts by the Naval Sea Systems Command Organic Industrial Base. Coamings are used with composite deck drain inserts to protect against corrosion and water splashing on ship decks while in transit, DVIDS reported […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has added 20 rocket component manufacturing machines to its fabrication shop as part of a modernization effort of the AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate’s Rocket Propulsion Division. The new equipment includes five computer numerical control milling machines, a waterjet cutter and a wire electrical discharge machining tool. Upgrades to the facility […]
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Textron Systems a potential five-year, $22 million contract for unmanned aerial systems operational support to the USS Miguel Keith expeditionary sea base. Textron Systems will deploy its Aerosonde UAS to provide extended-range ISR services onboard ESB-5. Textron Systems will also send field service representatives who will work […]
