Arizona-headquartered Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced that it has been awarded an $867 million contract by the Missile Defense Agency to deliver Standard Missile-3 Block IIAs to the United States and its foreign allies. The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive missile the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles, RMD said Tuesday. […]
Virginia-headquartered BWX Technologies announced that it will build the first advanced nuclear microreactor in the United States under a contract awarded by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office. The prototype will be built under a cost-type contract valued at approximately $300 million, depending on the options requested by the government customer, BWXT said Thursday. […]
The U.S. Air Force has installed Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar on 72 F-16 fighter jets owned by the Air National Guard. AN/APG-83 SABR provides F-16 pilots with advanced radar capabilities and extends the operational effectiveness of the Air National Guard’s fourth-generation jet fighters. The radar installation meets U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Emergent […]
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to train some of its technology talent at the U.S. Army’s software factory in Austin, Texas. Announced in 2020, the software factory is an organization dedicated to building warfighting software products and creating a tech-savvy workforce. Retired Gen. John Murray, the first commanding general of the Army Futures Command, previously […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton to serve as the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. USSTRATCOM coordinates command and control capabilities to provide timely information to commanders and U.S. leaders, the unified combatant command says on its website. The organization is also tasked […]
A ranking Department of Defense official said that the 70-year-old partnership between the United States and South Korea is currently being focused on the joint development of technologies. David Honey, deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, disclosed that scientists from both nations have agreed to leverage their comparative advantage to enhance public and […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop the Stand-in Attack Weapon missile system. The contract also includes competitive options for three prime contractors to validate SiAW missile capabilities. Northrop’s solution for the SiAW system uses open architecture interfaces that will bridge current requirements with future upgrades, ensuring that users will […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $205 million contract to deliver electro-optic and infrared technology for fleet protection. L3Harris said the contract for the Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic/Infrared system could be worth as much as $593 million if all options are exercised through March 2031. The Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems 2.0 is […]
Arlington-headquartered software developer Black Cape announced that it has been awarded a spot on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center‘s Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development basic ordering agreement. The award, which is potentially worth $241.6 million, opens up the possibility of taking part in a range of tasks to advance the use of AI in […]
The U.S. Air Combat Command has awarded Koa Lani, a joint venture under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, a spot on the potential $785 million Remotely Piloted Aircraft Squadron Operations Center Enterprise support multiple-award contract. The RPASOC-E contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle that supports worldwide mission systems, equipment designs and development systems in support […]
