The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Electra a contract to explore the capability of the company’s electric short takeoff and landing aircraft to operate in contested logistics environments. Throughout the contract duration, Electra will collaborate with Navy stakeholders to identify specific contested logistics applications and perform a conceptual design study to determine […]
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, […]
The Department of Defense has awarded CACI International a contract valued at up to $1.3 billion to provide communications and information technology expertise to the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command over the next five years, CACI said. Under the contract, CACI will modernize critical IT infrastructure, optimize networks and provide support to over […]
The Department of Defense has awarded three-year contracts worth $26.6 million to nine organizations under the Joint Acceleration of Hypersonic Vehicle Aerostructures Alternatives program. The Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology office facilitated the awards made through the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems other transaction authority. Under the contracts, the […]
The Missile Defense Agency will perform additional assessments on Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Discrimination Radar in preparation for the capability’s transition to the warfighters. Lockheed recently transferred the LRDR, which has operated at the Clear Space Force Station since 2021, to the MDA following the completion of the DD250 final acceptance requirement. The LRDR, operating […]
The Defense Innovation Unit aims to help the Department of Defense accelerate its adoption and deployment of commercial capabilities after receiving a significant funding boost from Congress. DIU Director Doug Beck said that the agency is working double time to determine how and where to allocate the $983 million in funding set aside in the […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected AeroVironment’s latest version of the Switchblade 300 loitering munition system to support the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light program of record under an $8.9 million task order. The Switchblade 300 Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicle offers precision-guided fires capability to hit beyond-line-of-sight targets. User assessments, combat deployments […]
The U.S. Air Force is soliciting industry feedback on its plan to award a potential 10-year, follow-on contract for operation and maintenance services delivery to the Eglin Air Force Base beginning in April 2026. The Eglin Operation and Maintenance Services II program would require supporting research and development, test and evaluation, and training missions related […]
The Defense Health Agency has announced its plan to modernize the Military Health System through a solicitation for commercial technology solutions. According to a press release, the DHA describes the solution it is targeting as a “digital front door” that integrates seamlessly with current infrastructure, prioritizes data-driven insights and allows for rapid adaptation, Nextgov/FCW reported. […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division has tested a single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber built using an additive manufacturing process called laser powder directed energy deposition. Javier Urzay, chief of the Combustion Devices Branch within the division, said the DED can produce 7 ft tall parts as it provides “the largest build box volume […]
