The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, in partnership with the Department of the Interior, has issued a broad agency announcement calling for software systems that can enhance the Intelligence Community’s surveillance imagery capabilities. The BAA is for the Walkthrough Renderings for Imagery of Varying Altitudes project, which aims to make the IC’s imaging more realistic. […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Dzyne Technologies an $89.4 million contract to develop technologies that will enable swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver payloads from long ranges. Under the Small Payload Precision Air-Launched Inexpensive Delivery Systems contract, Dzyne will develop the design and prototype for a glider UAV, the mechanical design […]
Defense contractor AeroVironment secured a $6.17 million contract to provide the Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft system to the U.S. Marine Corps. The company received the contract on May 3. The Puma 3 AE is a group 1 sUAS that can perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in all environments and in any lighting […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has tested its AN/TRC-244(V)1 tropospheric scatter communications system for the U.S. Army. AN/TRC-244(V)1 is a next-generation, transportable, beyond-line-of-sight communications system that delivers voice and command and control information even when satellite communications are disrupted or unavailable. It supports the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control vision. The communication system […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Atlas Space Operations its Hybrid Space Architecture contract, allowing the company to demonstrate a federated network solution. Atlas’ Hybrid Space Architecture is designed to allow old and new technologies to operate on the same platform. This flexibility creates more opportunities for ground-space data transfer. The company will use its […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Cubic Corp. a firm-fixed-price contract to update the P5 Combat Training System. The P5CTS offering is a training pod that allows aircrew to train in a virtual environment. The P5CTS System Security Update features a National Security Agency-certified Type 1 multi-level encryptor that controls information access and transfer without […]
The U.S. Army plans to proceed with the next phase of the High-Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System in the coming months. The HADES program is part of the Army’s Multi-Domain Sensing System, an effort that aims to modernize the service’s aerial artificial intelligence systems, platforms and sensors. The anticipated HADES platform is expected to track […]
Recorded Future, an intelligence solutions provider, has announced a new release of its platform, which offers a suite of threat detection capabilities for organizations. The latest release of the cloud-based Intelligence Platform provides new ways for organizations to protect their brand, identities and attack surfaces, Recorded Future said. Craig Adams, chief product and engineering officer […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $624 million contract to produce 1,300 Stinger missiles. Raytheon will also provide engineering support, equipment testing and other support services needed to address obsolete systems, modernize key components and accelerate production. The contract is being funded by the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act. The Stinger […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Directed Energy Directorate has entered into a five-year strategic education partnership agreement with New Mexico State University to test cooling solutions for high-powered weapons. The EPA extends the loan of an AFRL-owned laser diode system that the university will use for testing. According to Sean Ross, deputy high energy […]
