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 […]
The Department of Defense has awarded KBR a $52 million contract to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s Quick Reaction Capability Office in enhancing the DOD’s counter-improvised threat capabilities. The five-year Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract task order entails mitigating threats through conducting research, analysis and test and evaluation, KBR said. The […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded Sentar a $32 million task order to strengthen the cybersecurity of the Department of Defense’s Military Health System. The Cybersecurity Risk Management Operations recompete task order entails securing critical information systems at DOD medical facilities in the United States and internationally, Sentar said. Sentar will continue its […]
The Futures and Concepts Center within the U.S. Army Futures Command has awarded RTX a contract to use the company’s Rapid Campaign Analysis and Demonstration Environment solution. The collaboration aims to enhance the Army’s understanding of future battlefields by developing simulations of large-scale operational scenarios, RTX said. RCADE incorporates real-world models, data and analytics to […]
Mercury Systems is developing sensor processing technologies for the U.S. Navy to significantly reduce design timelines for radar and electronic warfare systems. The project, funded by a $13.2 million contract, aims to create a more compact, next-generation radio frequency System-in-Package using commercially available chips, Mercury Systems said. The initiative aligns with the Office of Naval […]
BAE Systems has begun delivering AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receivers to the U.S. Air Force in fulfillment of its contractual obligations to the Defense Logistics Agency. The advanced systems equip the C-130J Super Hercules fleet with enhanced situational awareness and self-defense capabilities, critical for safeguarding missions in contested environments, BAE Systems said. With rapid digital […]
Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of Wisconsin-based industrial technology company Oshkosh Corporation, has secured a $231.9 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal for the supply of its modernized Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles. The contract not only provides for the production and delivery of vehicles, such as Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical […]
The Air Force Special Operations Command has named Lt. Gen. Michael Conley as its new commander, replacing Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, who will leave the AFSOC to accept the superintendent role at the U.S. Air Force Academy. A change of command ceremony was held at the Freedom Hangar on Tuesday, marking the transition to the […]
The U.S. Marine Corps will make it harder for adversaries to detect its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems by integrating a piece of equipment that could counter enemy sensors. In a Brookings Institution event on Tuesday, Gen. Eric Smith, the service’s commandant, said the Marine Corps plans to install high-tech pods capable of mimicking objects […]
