Denver-headquartered software developer Palantir Technologies announced that it is one of two companies awarded a prime contract by the Army to build a prototype for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node. The $36 million contract award is for the competitive prototyping phase that will span 14 months, Palantir said Tuesday. In a statement, the company […]
The Senate has confirmed Air Force Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, as the commander of the 16th Air Force, an information warfare organization based in Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Also known as Air Forces Cyber, the numbered Air Force provides multi-source intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare […]
The U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky a five-year, $2.3 billion contract to deliver at least 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The Multi-Year X contract is the 10th Black Hawk contract between Sikorsky and the U.S. government. Under this deal, Sikorsky will deliver the UH-60M Black Hawk and the HH-60 MEDEVAC rotor-wing aircraft […]
The Senate has confirmed Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman as the next deputy commander of the Army Futures Command, a young organization that leads modernization projects for the U.S. Army. With his new assignment, Coffman was promoted to the grade of lieutenant general and is set to succeed Lt. Gen. James Richardson, who has been serving […]
Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced that it has been selected by the Missile Defense Agency to further advance the development of a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile called the Glide Phase Interceptor. The firm-fixed-price other transaction agreement modification, valued at $41 million, increases the project’s total value to $62 million and funds the maturation of the GPI’s design, Raytheon […]
LIFT Airborne Technologies will continue developing a new helmet for fixed-wing pilots of the U.S. Air Force. According to the Air Force, the helmet will undergo further research, testing and improvements to confirm that the prototype meets requirements. If the prototype is successful, the service could offer a production contract in 2024. The Air Combat […]
Michael Bloomberg has been sworn in as the chairman of the Defense Innovation Board. He is the first chairman since the completion of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s zero-based review of all Department of Defense advisory boards and committees. Bloomberg will lead a group of experts who will provide insights and recommendations that will address the […]
The Air Force Materiel Command announced that it has released $8 million to fund multiple innovation initiatives across the enterprise in support of its “We Need” program. The projects that received financial support are geared towards technology, innovation, talent management and infrastructure, the Air Force said Wednesday. In a statement, the AFMC said that since […]
BAE Systems announced that it has been awarded a $7.8 million contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop tightly integrated machine learning software as part of the Multi-Sensor Exploitation for Tactical Autonomy program. The new software is being sought to enable advanced situational awareness and automatic target recognition, BAE Systems said Thursday. In […]
A draft policy bill issued by the House Armed Services Committee includes a provision that seeks to establish a national initiative that is designed to address the development and testing of the Department of Defense’s hypersonics technology. The bill orders the Pentagon to explore options for what would be known as a National Hypersonic Initiative. […]
