A small-satellite maker has achieved a milestone in helping the U.S. Space Force demonstrate multi-agent autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking for on-orbit refueling. The Space Force revealed that Orion Space Solutions has completed a critical design review of the Tetra-5 constellation of three satellites. After the CDR, the next step is to demonstrate docking […]
Dallas-based rocket propulsion company Firehawk Aerospace has announced a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract from the Army Applications Laboratory to create analogs for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket, FGM-148 Javelin and FIM-92 Stinger programs. The U.S. Army seeks propulsion systems resilient to supply chain issues, Firehawk said. According to a press release, the […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is engaging with four defense contractors for an experimental take-off and landing aircraft that could outmatch the V-22 Osprey. Under the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies program, Northrop Grumman, Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Textron and Piasecki Aircraft are tasked with creating a prototype VTOL aircraft that can reach speeds […]
The U.S. Air Force has published Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-85, Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, which implements changes in the EMS operational environment. An update to AFDP 3-51, Electromagnetic Warfare and Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, issued in 2019, the document introduces newer concepts and terminologies to keep pace with adversaries’ advancing capabilities and enhance U.S. superiority on […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is seeking solutions for a prototype firmware bill of materials extractor software to aid in security assessments of commercial-off-the-shelf electronic systems. The government plans to award at least three other transaction agreements under the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems OTA, according to a notice posted on […]
RTX’s Raytheon division is prototyping directed energy weapon systems for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy, in time for delivery in fiscal year 2024 and 2026. According to the company, it will design, build and test two system prototypes under a three-year, $31.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s basic research arm will award 48 scientists and engineers $21.5 million in total funding to pursue various projects under the 2024 Young Investigator Program. According to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the researchers will focus on multiple research disciplines, including aerospace composite materials, propulsion, communication networks, atomic […]
Quantum research company Rydberg Technologies has demonstrated for the first time long-range radio communication via its atomic receiver with quantum sensor. According to the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based start-up company, the radio technology could help avoid hacking or jamming radio transmissions. Rydberg presented the atomic receiver’s prototype during the recent U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s […]
The U.S. Navy is ensuring the readiness of its aircraft fleet by extending a vital contract. On Wednesday, BAE Systems announced that it has received a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth $92 million from the U.S. Navy. The follow-up contract will see the defense contractor continue to supply fleet services, operational software development and maintenance and […]
Atlanta-based CodeMettle has announced a contract from Comtech to support the U.S. Army’s satellite communications upgrade effort. CodeMettle is expected to provide network operations software for Comtech’s development and testing of Enterprise Digital Intermediate frequency Multi-carrier modems. The Terminus software will support the element management solution of Comtech’s EDIM modem design, CodeMettle said Wednesday. Terminus, […]
