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Northrop Grumman to Maintain Minuteman III Weapon System Under $2.3B Contract

Northrop Grumman to Maintain Minuteman III Weapon System Under $2.3B Contract

Northrop Grumman has secured a potential $2.3 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force to conduct maintenance on the Minuteman III missile system. The sole-source contract requires Northrop Grumman to identify aging mechanisms and anomalous behavior on Minuteman III. The aerospace company will also be tasked with ensuring that all modifications done to the weapon […]

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
US Army Demonstrates Strategy to Combat Threat of Small Drones

US Army Demonstrates Strategy to Combat Threat of Small Drones

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force conducted a demonstration of a strategy against small aerial drones during a test at Yuma Proving Ground. According to one official, the test was focused on counter-small unmanned systems’ ability to minimize collateral damage to the surrounding environment, FCW reported. Leland Browning, deputy director of the Joint […]

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Robert Johnson
SIMBA Chain to Study Feasibility of 3D Printing for Air Force

SIMBA Chain to Study Feasibility of 3D Printing for Air Force

SIMBA Chain, a blockchain technology company, will help advance 3D printing capabilities for the Air Force as part of the Small Business Innovation Research program. The SBIR Phase 1 grant awarded by the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office will ultimately support the manufacturing of spare parts at military bases, SIMBA Chain said Wednesday. In partnership […]

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Robert Johnson
Phosphorus Cybersecurity to Help Air Force Establish 5G Ecosystem, Secure IoT

Phosphorus Cybersecurity to Help Air Force Establish 5G Ecosystem, Secure IoT

Phosphorus Cybersecurity has been awarded a contract to help the U.S. Air Force establish its 5G ecosystem and secure the military internet of things. The Air Force needs a scalable 5G solution to address the expanded attack surface brought about by the military’s rapid adoption of IoT technologies, Phosphorus said. Phosphorus and the Air Force […]

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Robert Johnson
SparkCognition to Explore AI, ML Capabilities to Improve Warfighter Mission Readiness

SparkCognition to Explore AI, ML Capabilities to Improve Warfighter Mission Readiness

SparkCognition Government Systems has secured a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory to utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to improve warfighters’ mission readiness. AI and ML-powered tools developed under the contract are expected to support manpower planning and optimize decision making, SGS said Wednesday. With the use of the emerging technologies, SGS […]

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
Perspecta Labs to Support DOD 5G Testing Under Two Prime Contracts

Perspecta Labs to Support DOD 5G Testing Under Two Prime Contracts

Perspecta Labs has been awarded two prime contracts to support the Department of Defense with large-scale experimentation and demonstration of dual-use 5G technology. Dual-use technologies can be used for both civilian and military applications. The contracts have a combined value of $8.1 million and a 39-month combined period of performance if all options are exercised, […]

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Robert Johnson
Biden Wants to Invest $180B in R&D of Emerging Tech

Biden Wants to Invest $180B in R&D of Emerging Tech

President Joe Biden is prioritizing the development of emerging technologies under the proposed $2 trillion American Jobs Plan. The infrastructure plan earmarks $180 billion in new research and development spending on technologies that would increase the Pentagon’s competitiveness in digital battlefields and help counter China, C4ISRNET reported. The Biden administration intends to allocate $50 billion […]

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
Peraton Wins Spot on $250M US Navy ISR Contract

Peraton Wins Spot on $250M US Navy ISR Contract

Peraton said it has won a spot on a $250 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Navy contract focused on supporting maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and information operations activities. The five-year IDIQ contract supports the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, which is one of the Navy’s technology and engineering arms, Peraton said Monday. John Coleman, Peraton’s president for […]

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Robert Johnson
DOD Taps Cubic Subsidiary to Build 5G Wireless Network Communications Transceiver

DOD Taps Cubic Subsidiary to Build 5G Wireless Network Communications Transceiver

Nuvotronics, a subsidiary of Cubic, is set to develop a 5G wireless network communications transceiver for military applications under a $10 million contract awarded by the Department of Defense. The 5G WNCT is envisioned to support simultaneous dual-band operations, providing greater operational resiliency and ensuring high-speed data with low latency. It is also expected to […]

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg
DOD Must Clearly Define Roles in Hypersonics Development, GAO Says

DOD Must Clearly Define Roles in Hypersonics Development, GAO Says

The Department of Defense must clarify the individual roles of its components involved in the development of hypersonic weapons, the Government Accountability Office said in a report.  GAO said DOD has 70 lines of hypersonics research effort across its enterprise. The projects cost nearly $15 billion from fiscal years 2015 through 2024, GAO said. Most […]

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Robert Johnson

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