The Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital is seeking public comments through a new Federal Register Notice and a complementary request for information to support the development of its new loan program. The program, authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024, is designed to stimulate private investment in critical technologies and supply […]
SES Space & Defense will provide satellite connectivity management services to the U.S. Army under a $3.6 million blanket purchase agreement. The military branch awarded the contract to Global Enterprise Solutions, which was acquired by SES and became part of the space and defense subsidiary in 2022. Work under the BPA involves the delivery of […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency has appointed Christine Bordine as its next deputy director. Bordine will succeed Suzanne White, who has been serving as the deputy director since 2018, the DIA said. Experienced in activities within the intelligence community, Bordine most recently served as the deputy director of the Directorate of Capabilities at the National Security […]
The U.S. Army has awarded V2X a $48.5 million contract to supply its Gateway Mission Router. The four-year contract will see the production of the modern warfare technology that will support the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative, V2X said. Designed to enhance battlefield communications, the GMR integrates information from […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Institute for Electronics to establish a national center dedicated to advancing microelectronics manufacturing within the United States. In line with the Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing program, the initiative will focus on developing a domestic capability for researching, developing […]
RTX business Raytheon has demonstrated a simulated complex missile engagement at the Valiant Shield 24 multinational, biannual military exercise using combined capabilities from the U.S. Army and Navy. Integrating the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System with the U.S. Navy’s Standard Missile-6 long-range effector […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Amentum a $145 million contract to overhaul the U.S. Marine Corps’ UC-35D aircraft fleet. The five-year contract entails providing comprehensive lifecycle support, including engineering, sustainment and logistics services, Amentum said. Since June, 10 aircraft stationed across five domestic and international sites have undergone modernization and maintenance […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded V2X a $141 million task order to continue providing engineering support to the naval fleet for command, control, communications, computer and intelligence systems. V2X secured the cost-plus-fixed-fee award under the Fleet Systems Engineering Team program, extending the company’s contract work through July 2029. The Navy can exercise a contract option […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting industry inputs on lightweight dismounted counter small uncrewed aircraft systems to help its troops defend against small drones. The request for information covers squad-level and platoon-level C-sUAS, which troops can easily train with and use. Proposed squad-level solutions should have a negligible impact on dismounted Marines’ primary missions and […]
The Department of Defense has disclosed plans to recompete a contract covering lifecycle information technology support for the agency’s data platform. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on Monday, Radha Plumb, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the DOD, said that the Advana platform was a “victim of its own […]
