The U.S. Navy has named Rear Adm. Mike Studeman as the new commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence and director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office. He took over the responsibilities of Rear Adm. Curt Copley, who had been serving in the roles since June 2021, the Navy said Monday. As ONI commander, Studeman […]
General Dynamics Electric Boat announced that it has been awarded a modification of a previously awarded Navy contract for the repair, maintenance and modernization of the nearly 30-year-old submarine USS Hartford. The deal to upgrade the Los Angeles-class submarine was valued at $697.9 million, Electric Boat said Friday. In a statement, the Navy submarine builder […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a two-time Wash100 winner, has named his senior adviser on a trilateral security pact involving the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Abram Denmark was chosen to advise Austin on AUKUS, an initiative aimed at improving defense technology cooperation in response to China’s military modernization. Denmark will be responsible […]
The U.S. Air Force 805th Combat Training Squadron provided key data and information sharing capabilities during the U.S. Navy’s 12-day Valiant Shield 2022. During the event, the 805th CTS worked on streamlining and compressing the kill chain and decision-making process. The unit used advanced technology to improve joint long-range precision fires. Valiant Shield is an […]
Software developer Palantir Technologies has been awarded a new contract by the Army Research Laboratory to expand efforts for delivering data and artificial intelligence capabilities to users across combatant commands. The latest deal represents a continuation of a partnership to provide those on the frontlines with state-of-the-art operational capabilities which began in 2018, Palantir said […]
The U.S. Navy conducted a sea-based unmanned aircraft system demonstration to test wide-area surveillance missions that could benefit the services in the future. Contractors Insitu and L3Harris Technologies showcased their unmanned aerial vehicles during the event that took place from July 11 to 15. The companies’ UAVs are portable and are designed to provide wide-area […]
Florida-headquartered L3Harris Technologies has received $176 million in orders from the Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems to enable interoperability across the armed forces and key United States allies. The radios being procured will provide a wide range of secure communications waveforms as well as simultaneous integration of voice and data communications, […]
Software developer ZeroEyes has received a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, for the research and development of unmanned ground vehicle automated threat detection. Funding in the amount of $1.2 million was awarded for the delivery of gun-detection capabilities to drones deployed at Minot Air Force Base, […]
Maj. Gen. William Bowers has assumed leadership of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, the organization in charge of finding volunteers for the corps and preparing them for training. Bowers succeeded Maj. Gen. Jason Bohm, who had been leading MCRC since July 2020. Bohm is credited with guiding the command through the difficult recruitment environment of […]
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center has awarded Siemens Government Technologies a potential $295 million single-award task order contract for modernization and automation services and technologies. The contract is indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity in nature and has a five-year base period and two option years. The products and services that SGT will provide are designed to increase […]
