USMC Awards Contract to Pacific Defense to Support Electronic Warfare Platform

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 […]
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AFRL Equips Rocket Fabrication Shop With New Manufacturing Machines

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 […]
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Textron Systems to Provide Aerosonde UAS to Support NAVAIR ISR Requirements

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 […]
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Hypersonics Testbed Contract Awarded to Leidos Subsidiary Dynetics

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division has awarded a contract for the Multiservice Advanced Capability Hypersonics Testbed to Dynetics. The project is intended to demonstrate cost-effective methods for prototyping launch vehicles for hypersonic payloads, informing Department of Defense capability validation efforts, the Leidos subsidiary said. Peraton, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Oak Ridge National […]
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US Army Working On Cloud-Based Intelligence Data Aggregation Platform

U.S. Army battalions in Fort Gordon recently finished testing a cloud-based platform meant to support the service’s intelligence officers by aggregating data from various sources, processing that information and presenting it via dashboards and other tools. The Army Intelligence Data Platform is part of the service’s cloud-based command post computing environment and is meant to […]
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AFRL and PsiQuantum Collaborate to Design Quantum Photonic Chips

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded PsiQuantum a $22.5 million contract to formalize their partnership focused on designing quantum photonic chips. Such products are used to control and process qubits based on single photons. PsiQuantum uses its deep silicon photonics expertise and experience in developing an error-corrected, utility-scale quantum computer to deliver advanced capabilities […]
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BAE Systems Wins $143M Contract to Support Surface Combat Systems Center

BAE Systems has secured a five-year, $143 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division extending technical support services for the Surface Combat Systems Center located in Wallops, Virginia. The work involves the integration of mission equipment, combat systems and computer programs used across the U.S. Navy’s ship modernization initiatives, BAE said. Previously, […]
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Moog to Provide Stores Management System to Support L3Harris Armed Overwatch Work

L3Harris Technologies has selected Moog’s Space and Defense Group to provide aircraft weaponry components. The Moog group will provide its weapon Stores Management System to support L3Harris’ work on the U.S. Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch Program. Specifically, Moog will install the SMS on manned, fixed-wing aircraft that L3Harris will deliver under the program. USSOCOM […]
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