FBI Director Christopher Wray has appointed Michael Paul as the assistant director of the bureau’s Operation Technology Division. Paul will lead an organization that develops and deploys technologies that support the FBI’s intelligence, national security and law enforcement operations. Paul has been with the agency since 1994. He was most recently the special agent in […]
Boston-headquartered Merlin Labs announced that it is partnering with the Air Force to test a computer “co-pilot” on its cargo transport planes as part of efforts to integrate more autonomous technologies into routine military operations. The experiment is also seen as a possible solution to a growing problem within the service – a lack of […]
L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential $380 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Cooperative Engagement Capability production, repair and sustainment. The initial contract award is worth $15 million. L3Harris will deploy a team with experts in waveforms, communication technologies and engineering services. The team will deliver CEC, which will support the Department of Defense’s […]
Virginia-headquartered Valiant Integrated Services announced that it had been awarded by the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command a $215 million task order to provide language translation and interpretation services for soldiers operating in Africa. The deal calls for the delivery of language and cultural services to support U.S. military operations aimed at helping strengthen the […]
Business analytics company Qlik and Grey Matter Defense Solutions, a software development small business, have landed a five-year U.S. Navy contract to deploy a business intelligence solution for ship maintenance. Under the terms of the $46 million deal, the contractors will implement the Naval Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution Business Intelligence Platform in support of the […]
The U.S. Air Force 746th Test Squadron has developed a high-power jammer tracking system that makes it possible to subject to sustained GPS disruption a piece of equipment undergoing testing. Paul Benshoof, chief of the capability development flight at 746 TS, explained that the HPJ-T can place a system under test in a constant high-power […]
Col. Jeremy Raley has assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Phillips Research Site and directorship of the Space Vehicles Directorate, succeeding Col. Eric Felt. The Phillips Research Site is home to the Directed Energy Directorate as well as the Space Vehicles Directorate. Prior to his appointment, Raley served as director of the strategic […]
The Pentagon revealed that its officials are scheduled to meet with their industry counterparts to discuss ways of providing technologies requested by combatant commanders. The industry day, which is set for July 26, will focus on the Department of Defense’s Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve project, FedScoop reported Thursday. The RDER effort targets to initially fund […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory said it is making progress in establishing regional research hubs in the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic regions. In February, AFRL partnered with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, for its Regional Research Hub pilot program. The effort is aimed at building out a […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has performed the first flight test of its Operational Fires program. The activity was performed at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. During the test, DARPA was able to use a U.S. Marine Corps logistics truck as a medium-range missile launcher. The agency was also able to perform […]
