U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Novel counter-UAS system trialed by DARPA, gets green light to roll out to services - News
June 10, 2021ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -- the research and development section of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) tasked with finding innovative solutions to often-intractable problems -- has unveiled a new counter-unmanned aerial system (c-UAS) designed to protect high-value convoys on the move.
GPS modules for contested environments ordered from BAE Systems by Defense Logistics Agency - News
May 18, 2021CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. BAE Systems has won a contract worth $325.5 million with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply advanced Military Code (M-Code) GPS modules that will enable warfighters to conduct operations in contested electronic warfare (EW) environments.
U.S. cybersecurity to get boost following executive order - News
May 13, 2021WASHINGTON. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday (May 12) that is intended to harden the U.S. federal government's cybersecurity defenses, as the administration tackles a number of overlapping cyberintrusions.
Hacking for Defense program seeks to connect university minds with DoD, intel community - Story
May 05, 2021An often-heard comment in the defense community is that it’s getting harder to attract and retain talent for industry and research roles.
Countering military drone swarm threats via directed energy - Story
May 05, 2021As the threat of weaponized drone swarms continues to escalate for U.S. forces, defense planners are considering high-energy laser and high-power microwave countermeasures to combat the threat of these groups of unmanned aerial systems (UASs).
AI- and ML-enabled spectrum management tech goal of DoD research - News
April 26, 2021WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a third Request for Prototype Proposal (RPPs) in support of electromagnetic spectrum research related to the capabilities of the over 400 members of the National Spectrum Consortium.
Defense spending related to quantum computing would get boost under two proposed Senate bills - News
April 21, 2021WASHINGTON. Two U.S. senators -- Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Thune, R-S.D. -- have sponsored legislation that seeks to direct additional funding to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the further development of quantum computers used in national defense and security.