The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit, has awarded a contract to defense technology firm Anduril to prototype large autonomous underwater vehicles for long-range deployment in contested environments. According to the California-based company, it won the contract after pitting its Dive-LD AUV in a “swim-off” competition at the Naval […]
Science Applications International Corp. has awarded Cubic Defense a contract to support SAIC’s Hardware-In-The-Loop engineering services for the U.S. Army. Cubic will design, develop and deliver full-duplex data terminals using secure and survivable Bandwidth-Efficient Common Data Link technology. The company will also continue advancing the BE-CDL capability as part of the contract. Russ Marsh, vice […]
Defense company BAE Systems has announced $114 million in foreign military sales contracts from the U.S. Army to deliver AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems. CMWS is the standard missile warning and hostile fire detection system onboard U.S. Army rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. It features missile warning, hostile fire alert and countermeasure controls to protect aircraft […]
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said the service branch will assign brigades deployed overseas for experiments on incorporating new and emerging technologies, such as communication networking, unmanned aerial systems and electronic warfare to bolster the U.S. Army’s combat capabilities. Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army Coffee Series event Tuesday, George […]
Comtech Telecommunications has received the green light from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to deliver support services under the $544 million Global Field Service Representative task order awarded in October. Comtech will provide onsite engineering services and satellite and terrestrial networking communications technologies for the Project Manager Tactical Network in support of the GFSR program. […]
Defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman has announced the December 2023 shipment of an Integrated Collaborative Environment to the U.S. Army. A component of the Integrated Battle Command System, ICE is a modular, electromagnetic interference-safe battle management shelter for air and missile defense planning and operations, Northrop said Thursday. The company explained that it holds […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s research and development unit has introduced a new quantum computing program to address challenges faced in solving chemistry, physics and mathematical problems. On Thursday, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity launched the Entangled Logical Qubits, aiming to provide insights into quantum computing by exploring the complexities of […]
BAE Systems has finished a critical design review for the Military GPS User Equipment Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface program as part of a $247 million contract awarded by the U.S. Space Force. The service branch seeks an M-Code GPS receiver with a next-generation, application-specific integrated circuit to enhance the device’s security and performance, BAE […]
Northrop Grumman has completed the All-Up Round Preliminary Design Review of the Next Generation Interceptor. In a review led by the Missile Defense Agency, the NGI team carried out the demonstration by showcasing the solution’s full-scale solid rocket motor, avionics and other test hardware. The company’s NGI solution is capable of defending the United States […]
National security software provider Rebellion Defense has announced that its Nova software-as-a-service solution received an Impact Level 5 provisional authorization from the Department of Defense. The DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office sponsored Nova’s assessment by the Defense Information Systems Agency, Rebellion said Wednesday. Having an IL5 PA means the DOD and related agencies […]
