The United States needs to invest $32 million annually in non-defense innovation to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, according to a road map AI issued by a bipartisan Senate working group. The road map also calls on Congress to ensure appropriate funding for accounts that have yet to reach their full funding potential under […] Read more
The U.S. Army is developing new electronic warfare platforms to counter the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems on the battlefield. The military is focusing on a layered defense strategy that combines hard kill methods, such as shooting down drones with missiles, with soft kill systems that use electronic jamming to disrupt communication links between […] Read more
Benjamin Pimentel, Lieutenant Colonel of the Marine Corps, is a defense leader in 5G communications for warfighting missions. He is chosen to deliver the closing keynote speech at the upcoming 2024 5G Forum on May 22, 2024. Get to know more about Lt. Col. Pimentel’s professional journey. An Introduction to Benjamin Pimentel Lt. […] Read more
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, said that while the Department of Defense has made a lot of progress in adopting artificial intelligence, it should do more to advance how the technology supports various operations. Speaking at a Special Competitive Studies Project-hosted AI and […] Read more
Software developer Rebellion Defense announced that it has secured a contract to enhance the U.S. Navy’s target recognition capabilities. Won through the Tradewinds marketplace, the contract involves the delivery of Rebellion’s Iris software to sailors, helping them improve target recognition and tracking capabilities. The Modular Open Systems approach-compliant software offers a wide range of capabilities, […] Read more
The Space Development Agency has tapped Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company based in El Segundo, California, to build eight satellites for integration into the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter program of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a mesh satellite communications network. Millennium’s satellite constellation will contribute sensors to the FOO Fighter program, which will complement […] Read more
David McKeown of the U.S. Department of Defense is handpicked by the Potomac Officers Club as the opening keynote speaker at the 2024 Cyber Summit. He has valuable insights on cyber’s pervasive and burgeoning impact across the federal government. Learn more about David McKeown’s professional journey as a foremost defense and cyber leader. […] Read more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to improve three of its cyber defense programs for critical infrastructures, particularly the systems against Chinese cyberattacks, Jen Easterly, CISA director, told a hearing of the House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee on Tuesday. Easterly, a 2024 Wash100 award winner, pointed out to the lawmakers that the improvement plan […] Read more
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rebellion Defense a subcontract to provide continuous automated testing for the Cloud One platform’s web applications. Rebellion Nova will provide Cloud One with on-demand security testing throughout the entire software development lifecycle, allowing the platform to identify and rectify vulnerabilities early in the process and improve the overall security […] Read more
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $40 million contract for additional Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires unmanned ground vehicles. The ROGUE-Fires UGVs are designed specifically for the Marines and leverage existing joint light tactical vehicle technologies to provide off-road mobility and a significant payload capacity to accommodate various weapon systems, […] Read more
