Northrop, Cubic Demonstrate Gateway System Supporting JADC2 Concept

Northrop Grumman and Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions have demonstrated a solution designed to support the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept. The two companies showcased an interconnected, vendor-agnostic high capacity backbone-enabled gateway system that works through open mission systems interfaces. The solution delivered enhanced C2 capabilities to fourth-generation and fifth-generation platforms. […]

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Garmin to Supply Integrated Flight Deck for DOD F-5 Aircraft Modernization Program

Tactical Air Support has selected Garmin International’s G3000 integrated flight deck to support the Department of Defense’s F-5N+/F+ aircraft modernization program. Garmin will provide the hardware under an Avionics Reconfiguration and Tactical Enhancement/Modernization for Inventory Standardization contract awarded to Tactical Air. The G3000 will be part of the upgraded F-5 Advanced Tiger, which will be […]

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Lauren Grey

Prince Sultan Air Base Forms Anti-UAS Team

The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing has formed a Joint Total Force Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System team to defend Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia against drone threats. The unit, comprising active duty and reserve soldiers as well as National Guard airmen, is responsible for operating various air defense command and control systems to detect and […]

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Noah Lowell

Jude Sunderbruch Appointed Executive Director of DOD Cyber Crime Center

Jude Sunderbruch has taken the role of executive director at the DOD Cyber Crime Center. He moved to DC3 after serving the Air Force Office of Special Investigations as executive director for over three years. At DC3, Sunderbruch will lead a staff of more than 400 civilian, military and contractor personnel that support Department of […]

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Lauren Grey

Army, Marine Corps Say JAGM Ready for Full-Rate Production

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have announced that the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, which is being developed by Lockheed Martin, would be ready for full-rate production following a one-year delay. Lockheed Martin said in a statement that JAGM completed operational testing on the Army’s AH-64E Apache and the Marine Corps’s AH-1Z Viper helicopters. […]

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

BAE to Install Anti-Jamming Receivers on Air Force F-15Es

BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract to install its Digital Global Positioning System Anti-jam Receivers on Air Force F-15E fighter jets, boosting reception and protecting from signal jamming and spoofing using antenna electronics, signal processing and digital beamforming. F-15Es are the second type of plane to receive the upgrade. In 2018, what was then […]

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Noah Lowell

Northrop Grumman Litening Targeting Pods Pass Navy Testing Aboard Super Hornets

The Litening advanced targeting pod designed and built by Northrop Grumman has undergone successful test runs aboard U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. The targeting pod was put through mock exercises such as ground moving target tracking, air-to-air tracking and target designation. Pilots also utilized its eye-safe training laser mode, which allowed for realistic simulations […]

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Noah Lowell

Department of Defense Announces 2022 Fellows of Laboratory-University Collaboration Initiative

The Department of Defense has announced its latest cohort of fellows under the Laboratory-University Collaboration Initiative, a pilot program aimed at introducing university scientists and students into the Pentagon’s research environment. LUCI was launched in 2016 and has since supported basic research in areas such as applied mathematics, cognitive neuroscience, engineering biology and quantum information […]

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Robert Johnson

Rocket Lab, TRANSCOM to Explore Global Cargo Delivery Options

Rocket Lab USA has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Transportation Command to explore worldwide cargo delivery options. Under the CRADA, Rocket Lab will examine the possibility of using its Neutron and Electron launch vehicles for global cargo transportation. The company will also be able to use its Photon spacecraft to […]

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

Solute Awarded Contract Modification to Support, Modernize US Navy Systems

The Department of Defense has modified a contract it awarded to Sigma Defense company Solute for Automated Digital Network Systems support services. Under the modification valued at $32 million, the company will continue providing the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific with system, network, cyber, software engineering and program management services and help modernize the U.S. […]

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Lauren Grey

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