Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics Mission Systems will develop concept designs for the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade electronic warfare platform. Work will be performed under a $15 million contract awarded by the U.S. Army as part of the TLS-EAB Phase 1 development. Other contract requirements include demonstrating the proposed software architecture following a system […]
Northrop Grumman demonstrated its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Oriented Radar multi-function sensor during a live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. G/ATOR was able to detect and track multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously immediately after launch. The radar was able to send information in real-time, which allowed operators to intercept threats from multiple targets. […]
BlueHalo Titan Defense has won a $24 million Department of Defense deal to provide several of its Titan counter-unmanned aerial systems to an unnamed government customer. The radio frequency-based counter-drone system is intended to assist in predeployment activities, mobile security, fixed site protection and dismounted operations, and utilize artificial intelligence, machine learning and adaptive countermeasures […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s new laboratory has recently achieved full operational capability, providing the U.S. Navy with end-to-end testing capability in like-live environments. The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet Naval Enterprise Networks Baseline Lab is fully owned by the Navy and is contractor-operated, meaning NIWC Pacific engineers can perform their own trials and validation of […]
The U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has established a new office that will provide sustainment, lifecycle support and modernization work for the U.S. Navy’s command, control and communications shore commands. The C3 Shore Program Management Office is tasked with ensuring that the Navy maintains its status as a leader in C3 technology. It will […]
The U.S. Central Command is inviting active service members, reservists, National Guard members and Department of Defense civilians to participate in a competition that aims to develop new solutions that will address military problems. Interested individuals may submit their ideas to the Innovation Oasis program by Sept. 16. Senior military leaders and executives from Google, […]
Kansas City-headquartered Tesseract Ventures announced that it has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation grant by the Air Force through its innovation arm, AFWERX. The grant calls for continued development of proprietary tools and technologies, including the Tesseract Smart Space, Prism connected wearables and hardware, Node security hubs and more, Tesseract said Thursday. […]
HII’s Mission Technologies division has secured a five-year, $79 million task order from the U.S. Air Force for aircrew training support. The task order was awarded under the Air Force’s Training Systems Acquisitions III contract. HII will enable persistent and distributed training of aircrews in support of the Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations organization. […]
The Department of Defense has amended its existing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft development contract with Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation secured the initial contract under the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program, an initiative introduced in April 2020 to fast-track eVTOL development for commercial and military use. The new changes expand the scope of […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Raytheon Intelligence & Space an 18-month contract to support human-machine teams. The effort is part of the Enhancing Design for Graceful Extensibility program. A team from Raytheon BBN will develop human-machine interfaces that can be used by non-expert operators. The interface would allow personnel to understand critical […]
