The Department of Commerce has announced that about $285 million in funding is available for eligible participants in the first CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute, which will develop, validate and use digital twins for manufacturing semiconductors. Launched under the CHIPS for America Program, the institute will operate as part of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes tasked to […] Read more
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a woman-owned small business a contract to improve operational resiliency and protect operational technology systems from cyberthreats. On Thursday, Sentar announced that it received a Small Business Innovation Research Proof of Concept contract from DLA to integrate cyberattack protection technology into digital twin architectures. The contract requires a business […] Read more
The U.S. Space Force’s chief of space operations said creating a digital training environment is essential in keeping guardians ready for future conflicts. Speaking at a Department of Defense-hosted roundtable, Gen. Chance Saltzman, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s Multi-Domain Battle Forum in 2018, shared that the service is investing in and developing infrastructure […] Read more
Curtiss-Wright, an arms component manufacturer and service provider, is slated to help the Department of Energy develop digital twin technology for advanced nuclear reactors. Digital twins are digital representations of real-world objects and are commonly used in modern digital engineering. “Curtiss-Wright is uniquely positioned to participate in the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors and […] Read more
Pittsburgh-based engineering simulation company Ansys is now a member of BAE Systems’ Mission Advantage technology partnership program, under which it will help BAE’s Department of Defense customers advance their adoption of digital and model-based systems engineering. Ansys’ entry into the program aligns with a DOD directive issued in December addressing digital engineering methodologies, technologies and […] Read more
Noblis Ventures, the corporate venture arm of science, technology and strategy services provider Noblis, has invested in cloud software company Sedaro, which offers a platform for developing digital twins. Mile Corrigan, Noblis CEO and a 4×24 member, said Sedaro’s digital simulation tools use unified modeling, data fusion and automation pipelines to enable faster creation of […] Read more
The U.S. Space Force has awarded digital engineering software startup Sedaro a $1.5 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract to design spacecraft using digital twin technology. Sedaro will partner with Space Dynamics Laboratory and Draper Labs to design spacecraft for the Space Force’s in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing mission. The contract, issued under […] Read more
Florida-based Beast Code will combine its digital twin capabilities with Amentum’s engineering solutions under a strategic agreement to support federal modernization efforts. Beast Code’s offering aggregates data from various sources and presents it as a 3D digital twin. The offering is a web-based tool that can be installed on the cloud, in on-premises environments and […] Read more
The U.S. Space Force is planning to create a new strategy to guide its IT modernization goals and become a digital service. Speaking at a Nextgov event, Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force chief technology and innovation officer, said the military service aims to rebuild its IT infrastructure to maximize the use of artificial intelligence […] Read more
The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division has awarded ManTech International a $28 million recompete contract to support the Towed Acoustic Sensor program. ManTech will provide its Intelligent Systems Engineering solutions to test and calibrate vessel-towed sensors that are deployed across the Navy. The solutions will enhance the service’s In-Service Engineering Agent role, which […] Read more
