Vice Adm. Jon Hill, the director of the Missile Defense Agency, said it is still too early to say when the Glide Phase Interceptor, a defense system against hypersonic glide missiles, will be operational. Speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hill shared that the MDA will have until […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded Edgewater Federal Solutions its potential five-year, $241.6 million Data Readiness for AI Development basic ordering agreement. The DRAID BOA is a contracting vehicle that is used by government agencies to support AI data preparation. It is available to companies of all sizes, including those that do not normally […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has partnered with KBR subsidiary Kord Technologies to test the U.S. Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system. During a series of continuous live-fire exercises, DE M-SHORAD was able to acquire, track, target and shoot down multiple 60-millimeter mortars. The defense system was also able to shoot down several small, […]
The Department of Defense has awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a one-year, $500,000 applied research award to advance hypersonics technology. NC A&T will develop a methodology for designing an intake system that should enhance hypersonic flight performance. It will use advanced engineering methods to design inlets and assess the design methodology and […]
President Joe Biden said during a recent factory tour in Ohio that 3D printing technology will help the U.S. mitigate the effects of inflation and support the return of jobs to factories. According to Biden, the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have exposed the United States’ vulnerability when it relies too […]
The Department of Defense and Lift, the Pentagon’s manufacturing innovation institute, have awarded Raytheon Technologies a contract to lead a project that is included in the institute’s Hypersonics Challenge initiative. The project investigates the use of modeling and simulation to speed up the development of materials needed for hypersonic applications. It will be managed by […]
The U.S. Army has awarded C5ISR provider NewSat North America a multimillion-dollar Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems II foreign military sales task order to support the Army Communications-Electronics Command‘s Security Assistance Management Directorate. Under the contract, NewSat will provide a system-wide upgrade for the Jordanian Border Security Program. The company will address obsolescence issues and […]
The Navy is seeking funding for its latest air-launched anti-ship missile as part of its Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Increment II program. The envisioned weapon, a hypersonic missile called HALO, is seen by decision-makers as crucial for the maturation of super-fast weaponry to match those being developed by U.S. adversaries, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. The […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Reliable Robotics a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to design, develop and test autonomous aircraft capabilities on Air Force platforms. Under the contract, Reliable Robotics will demonstrate its aircraft agnostic solutions and how it could adapt to new airframes. The company will use simulated and […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a potential five-year, $1.68 billion contract for Zumwalt-class destroyer engineering services. The contract has a base value of $482.71 million. Under the contract, Raytheon will provide services and professionals to activate three Zumwalt destroyers while continuing to develop technology and warfare capabilities. Work will be performed […]
