ManTech International has secured a five-year, $88 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division for test and evaluation support for the Navy’s weapons and combat systems. ManTech will work on various software programs and safety certifications for Navy weapons and combat systems, including the Aegis Combat System and the Ship Self-Defense Systems […]
BAE Systems has secured a $169 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for Lot 2 full-rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles. Under the contract, BAE will produce 33 ACVs. The new work adds to a current contract that requires the company to deliver the ACV personnel and the ACV command variants. The contractor also […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island has awarded BAE Systems a $60 million contract for microelectronics supply research and development. Under the contract, BAE’s FAST Labs will use Intel Foundry Services to research next-generation, radiation-hardened microelectronics for the U.S. government and the aerospace community. The anticipated result is a new design library that […]
Officials at Joint Base San Antonio are developing 5G-enabled wireless technologies to support health care services for U.S. service members who are working in various locations around the world. Among those being undertaken at the military installation is the use of augmented reality to improve medical training. Using AR allows trainees to experience what it […]
Google Cloud has received a multi-year, $13 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the development of new tools and applications for the agency’s clients. Google will use its Apigee application programming interface management platform to support the VA’s ongoing modernization efforts. Apigee is a FedRAMP-authorized platform that allows users to choose […]
The Intelligence Community’s research branch is seeking information on electronic clothing that can change functionality based on the wearer’s needs. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity wants to create advanced smart textile systems that are comfortable to wear and are not bulked up by rigid devices, according to a request for information posted on SAM […]
The 176th Maintenance Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska is facilitating aircraft maintenance training through a new virtual reality training laboratory. Funding for the VR lab, which opened on Dec. 4, was provided by ARCWERX, an Air Reserve Component innovation hub. The lab currently has 18 modules, all focused on the C-130 aircraft. Additional […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California Irvine a contract to use machine learning to allow anyone to treat burn wounds on the battlefield. According to the terms of a sole-source contract, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research will use ML algorithms to check […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and a group of researchers from several universities have proposed an architectural design for future 6G networks. NIST said that key 6G technologies are expected to become available in 2023, with networks emerging in 2030. 6G will likely unlock data rates more than a hundred times faster than […]
Raytheon Missiles and Defense is continuing to work with the U.S. Navy to add new functions to its SPY-6 radar. Raytheon wants SPY-6 to enable a distributed network that would improve battlefield awareness for the military branch. The defense contractor is envisioning a fleet of ships equipped with SPY-6 radars that can communicate with each […]
