The Air Force has canceled a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III nuclear missile after the weapon shut itself down due to an error during its terminal countdown. According to Carla Pampe, a spokesperson for the Air Force Global Strike Command, the missile computer detected a fault in the sequence of checks it does […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space is set to provide signals intelligence field services for the Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System under the terms of a $175 million contract. The AF DCGS is the Air Force’s primary weapon system for managing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data collected from sensors mounted on various platforms. Airmen assigned to […]
The Air Force has conducted a flight test of a Kratos UTAP-22 Mako “loyal wingman” air vehicle equipped with a custom-built autonomy system. The two-hour safety demonstration was the first Skyborg test conducted on an Air Force test range. The Skyborg program is aimed at building a family of autonomous combat drones for use in […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a broad agency announcement to obtain proposals for early-stage research projects supporting the development of next-generation microelectronics. IARPA is interested in harnessing the power of new microelectronics to fully implement artificial intelligence, Nextgov reported. The BAA, which was posted on SAM .gov, outlines two topics of interest. […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Federal Guardian a subcontract to support the Military and Family Life Counseling program. Under the contract, Federal Guardian is tasked with sending licensed behavioral health counselors on assignments across the country. The MFLC program is intended for the entire defense community, providing behavioral and psychological health services for military […]
Oshkosh Defense, a designer of military vehicles and mobile systems, has been awarded a three-year extension to its Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle IV contract with the Army. The company also landed a $146.8 million initial delivery order to provide 343 new and recapitalized vehicles. The contract extension calls for the continued provision of new […]
The Department of Defense will shift its focus away from large platforms towards software and munitions programs in the upcoming 2022 budget request, according to a senior official. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a 2021 Wash100 winner, said that the budget proposal will mark a major shift in how the federal government manages military […]
The Army has developed a new deepfake detection technology designed to support soldiers in tasks such as adversarial threat detection and recognition. With help of researchers from the University of Southern California, the Army Research Laboratory developed a lightweight, low-complexity face biometrics tool built for soldiers in combat, the Army said. The DefakeHop tool operates […]
The Army is working on establishing a common modular open architecture to enable air and ground vehicles to share technologies. Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean, program executive officer for ground combat systems, considers the open architecture the foundation for the Army’s future modernization efforts, as it will allow the service to install any CMOA-compliant hardware or […]
The Defense Logistics Agency has appointed W. Eric Smith as its new chief of staff. Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic, director of the DLA, announced Smith’s appointment in an email sent to senior leaders on April 27. Smith had served as deputy commander of DLA Energy since November 2019. DLA Energy is a major subordinate command […]
