Integrated radar from Echodyne added to BVLOS UAS applications - News
March 13, 2024Ottawa, Ontario and Kirkland, Wash. Kongsberg Geospatial, a company that develops airspace-deconfliction solutions, teamed with radar-platform company Echodyne to accelerate and extend beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for advanced air mobility (AAM)/uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) applications.
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Workforce development a major piece of CHIPS Act investment - Story
March 12, 2024The White House announced in February 2024 that it will invest more than $5 billion in semiconductor-related research and development (R&D) and workforce needs, including establishing the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance the government's goals of driving semiconductor progress.
One Stop Systems wins AI-enabled server project for U.S. intelligence agency - News
March 12, 2024ESCONDIDO, Calif. HIgh-performance computing (HPC) company One Stop Systems (OSS) reports that it will lead a pilot project for a U.S. intelligence agency to provide a liquid immersion-cooled data-storage system for use on a mobile ground station. that will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Data systems at Space Force sites to get $444 million modernization under SAIC contract - News
March 11, 2024RESTON, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) reports landing a contract worth $444 million to modernize the launch instrumentation and information systems at U.S. Space Force launch sites in Florida and California.
MOSA an "integral component" of LE-MR UAS test with U.S. Army - News
March 11, 2024U.S. ARMY DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah. The U.S. Army reports successful conclusion of initial system flight tests of a medium-range launched effects prototype to verify the functionality of the system components. Launched effects are small uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) that shoot out of something else mid-flight.
Air Force role in Project Convergence Capstone 4: maturing data feeds and CJADC2 - News
March 08, 2024CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. The U. S. Army hosted Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), a joint multination, multiphase set of exercises during February and March 2024, with the Department of the Air Force reporting that its role in the experiments was to provide a multi-service synchronized air picture, enabling decision-making up and down echelon and across the joint force with mission partners and allies.
AI training models for AFRL garner BlackSky $2 million defense contract - News
March 08, 2024SEATTLE. Space-based imagery company BlackSky received a $2 million defense contract to provide data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models; the contract was awarded by engineering/test firm Axient on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Real-time streaming video over UHF TACSAT radio gets demo by Reticulate Micro & Army - News
March 08, 2024PALM BAY, Fla. Defense communications company Reticulate Micro announced that it successfully streamed live video over a UHF TACSAT radio link in a demonstration for the U.S. Army, in what the company says is a first for the industry.
Wireless comms breakthrough made by University of Florida team - News
March 06, 2024GAINESVILLE, Fla. A team of researchers at the University of Florida (UF) report they have made a wireless communication breakthrough by using semiconductor technology to produce 3D processors, which they say can vastly improve the way large amounts of data are transmitted across the globe and could basically reshape the current wireless-communication arena.
Military simulation/modeling/virtual training market to show strong growth to 2034, study predicts - News
March 04, 2024DUBLIN. Global revenue for the military simulation, modeling, and virtual training market in terms of value -- standing at $14.2 billion so far in 2024 -- is expected to show strong revenue growth through to 2034, according to a report from Research and Markets, "Military Simulation, Modelling and Virtual Training Market Report 2024-2034."
COTS power converter comes on line at VPT Inc. for "New Space" market - News
March 01, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Va. High-reliability power conversion provider VPT Inc. (a Heico company) launched its new VSC100-2800S DC-DC converter, a new entrant in its VSC Series of space COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] DC-DC converters designed for use in the so-called New Space market.
U.S. Navy awards Boeing $3.4 billion to manufacture 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft - News
March 01, 2024ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a contract worth $3.4 billion to start work on 14 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three additional P-8s for the German Navy.
Hughes wins contract with SES in support of AFRL satellite internet trial - News
March 01, 2024GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company) announced that it won a contract with SES Space & Defense to provide a flexible, software-defined, multi-orbit, auto-PACE [primary, alternate, contingency and emergency] solution and associated modems in support of SES Space & Defense's and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program.
U.S. cyber office calls for use of safer programming languages - News
February 29, 2024WASHINGTON. The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged developers to reduce the risk of cyberattacks by using programming languages that are not vulnerable to memory safety vulnerabilities and stop using less-secure languages, calling out C and C++ as examples of vulnerable ones.
Missile-warning ground systems prototype contract goes to BAE Systems - News
February 28, 2024BROOMFIELD, Colo. BAE Systems won a contract with the Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) to provide a prototype ground system for the U.S. Space Force's SSC Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control (FORGE C2) project.
GDIT wins USSOCOM technical support task order - News
February 27, 2024FALLS CHURCH, Va. Technology and mission-services company General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT, a business unit of General Dynamics) won a $493 million task order to provide technical support services for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Avionics system from Astronautics chosen for C4ISR install on mission systems - News
February 26, 2024ANAHEIM, Calif. Avionics equipment systems company Astronautics Corporation of America reports that its AeroSync Max, a wireless air-ground communications system (AGCS), was chosen by engineering systems and technology provider Nova Systems for more than 20 additional installations on its airborne C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] mission systems solution for Leonardo AW139/189 and Sikorsky S-92 helicopters deployed in a search-and-rescue (SAR) role with customers in Europe.
AI flight assistant pact signed between USSOCOM, Beacon AI - News
February 22, 2024MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded artificial intelligence (AI) aviation technology company Beacon AI a Phase 2 prototype Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement under which Beacon AI will enhance its AI copilot assistant to optimize aircraft operations and improve aircraft route selection.
UUV contract with DIU garners Kongsberg Discovery U.S. Navy project assist - News
February 21, 2024LYNNWOOD, Wash. Kongsberg Discovery won a contract awarded a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to rapidly deliver HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capabilities for the U.S. military, a move that could lead to the U.S. Navy acquiring HUGIN Endurance and HUGIN Superior deep-water AUV systems.
Rugged deployed VPX-based systems get added cybersecurity assurance - News
February 20, 2024ASHBURN, Va. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions offers the XMC-529 AMD Ultrascale+ MPSoC XMC mezzanine card, part of the company's line of Enhanced TrustedCOTS plug-in modules designed to bring addtionally secure processing to rugged deployed VPX-based systems.