The Air Force Armament Directorate and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected Anduril Industries, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Leidos Dynetics and Zone 5 Technologies to build prototypes for the Enterprise Test Vehicle project. The initiative focuses on developing a new type of drone that prioritizes affordability, efficient production and adaptability for testing advanced technologies, the […]
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, pointed out the important role of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School in molding weapons officers tailored fit for the Guardians. Saltzman, a USAFWS graduate and a past Potomac Officer event speaker, told attendees at the school’s recent 75th anniversary that Space Force weapons […]
The Defense Innovation Unit announced that The Spaceport Company has received the first of multiple contract awards under the Novel Responsive Space Delivery project. Under the deal, the vendor will deliver a mobile sea-based launch platform, a vital capability that increases equatorial launch access while avoiding high-traffic airspace by enabling responsive launch coordination. The NRSD […]
The U.S. Air Force has started investing in the service branch’s organic cyber capabilities to enhance air superiority, according to Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations. In a recent Defense One webcast, Lauderback, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, noted that the […]
The U.S. Army is planning to post two requests for information in the summer to solicit industry input on the development of a layered defense framework for testing artificial intelligence, a project called #DefendAI. At the Defense Scoop DefenseTalks conference, Young Bang, the U.S. Army’s principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, a 2024 Wash100 winner […]
The Department of Defense will implement a new policy related to the Defense Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Due Diligence Program. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a 2024 Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, signed a memorandum on the new policy to mitigate security risks in […]
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber is undergoing flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and remains on track to meet established timelines for deployment, the Air Force said. Andrew Hunter, Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, confirmed the news during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Hunter, a past Potomac Officers […]
The Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control needs a stable foundation of shared data, allowing different units to build their solution based on their needs, according to Col. Matthew Strohmeyer, director for the Global Information Dominance Experiments at the Office of the Secretary of Defense Chief Digital and AI Office. In a C4ISRnet webinar, […]
The Department of Defense announced that a Regional Sustainment Framework has been created for a distributed logistics ecosystem on maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities in U.S. military theaters of operations. William LaPlante, the Pentagon’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the RSF will […]
Marshall University’s Institute of Cyber Security in Huntington, West Virginia, will be home to the National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure, with the groundbreaking ceremony completed for the facility on Friday. Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command’s Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, one of the center’s […]
