U.S. Army Sgt. Mickey Reeve has received the Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal from the U.S. Central Command in recognition of his victory in the inaugural Innovation Oasis competition, which was held on Friday. During the event, Reeve presented a training software called the Interim Platform Agnostic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Trainer. IMPACT is designed to simulate […]
Detachment 1 of the 96th Cyberspace Test Group located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts will host a semiannual workshop online on Oct. 20 centered around automated testing, developmental testing of software for DevSecOps and cybersecurity. Capt. Samuel Howard, a test engineer within 96 CTG Det 1, said the event is for acquisition personnel […]
The U.S. Army plans to create a new artificial intelligence and machine learning pipeline to support the service’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node. According to Mark Kitz, program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, the military branch will create a dedicated program focusing on sensor data and related software. He explained during the […]
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 […]
