The U.S. Air Force has awarded ManTech International a three-year, $110 million contract to provide digital transformation services in support of human capital systems portfolio modernization. According to David Hathaway, president of ManTech’s defense sector and a 4×24 member, the company’s digital transformation capabilities will deliver enhanced user experience for Air Force personnel and reduce […]
Japanese technology will be used for the rocket motors and propulsion devices of hypersonic missiles to be developed under the Glide Phase Interceptor Cooperative Development Project Arrangement signed by the U.S. Department of Defense and Japan’s Ministry of Defense. According to the Pentagon, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is spearheading the DOD’s GPI development, which […]
The U.S. Space Force has released its Data and Artificial Intelligence FY 2024 Strategic Action Plan, outlining a road map to leverage data as a critical strategic asset in contested space environments. To effectively meet the Space Force’s mission needs, the plan guides the service through the secure and rapid integration of intelligence data by […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency struggles to expand commercial cloud capabilities for troops outside the continental United States due to insufficient funding, according to Col. Jeffrey Strauss, the agency’s acquisition deputy for programs. The military deputy said that while DISA reported progress with its existing pilots as part of the Joint Operational Edge initiative, its […]
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 […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Forces Command has revealed plans to expand its Adaptive Airborne Enterprise initiative, an experiment it conducted in December 2023 to test the capabilities of three MQ-9 Reapers and smaller Group 2 drones. In an interview at the recent SOF Week conference, AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind said USAF […]
The U.S. Army’s Project Management Office for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems is preparing to field across the service branch the tranche 1 of the Short Range Reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft system, following the first SRR delivery to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The Army’s Small UAS Product Office provided […]
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 […]
The U.S. Army has tapped Accenture Federal Services for its Enterprise Application Modernization and Migration program, geared to accelerate the transition of the service branch’s legacy applications to the cloud. According to Accenture, the Army’s EAMM task order has a potential value of $127 million, with a one-year base period and two optional years. Most […]
The Senate’s bipartisan working group on artificial intelligence is expected to release its policy roadmap “within a few weeks” to help Congress better regulate the development and deployment of the technology. Speaking at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the AI roadmap will act […]
