U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Space Systems Command awards Phase 2 contract for satcom plan - News
December 20, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the fourth Phase 2 engineering change award for a satellite communications (SATCOM) enterprise management and control (EM&C) contract (fifth engineering change award overall) to a team led by RKF Engineering Solutions (RKF).
Defensive microwave antenna systems under contract by Raytheon, USAF, Navy - News
December 19, 2023TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon will design, build, and test two high-power microwave antenna systems for the U.S. military that will use directed energy to defeat airborne threats; the systems are intended to be rugged and transportable for use on the front lines where needed.
Defense innovation hub at Wichita State is first on a university campus - News
December 18, 2023WICHITA, Kan. Wichita State University (WSU) announced that its FirePoint Innovations Center has been selected to deliver Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub programming for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) through the newly established Great Plains Mission Acceleration Center (MAC), part of a national network of resources designed to connect small businesses, academia, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support defense-focused technology development.
Defense intelligence deal for DIA inked with Northrop Grumman - News
December 18, 2023FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman won a contract -- valued up to $700 million -- to provide the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with an integrated cloud and sensor solution aimed at increasing the speed of battlefield intelligence.
DARPA chooses Raytheon to develop wireless airborne energy-relay web - News
December 14, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Raytheon a two-year, $10 million contract to design and develop a wireless airborne-relay system to deliver energy into contested environments as part of its Energy Web Dominance program.
AOC 2023 Symposium & Convention releases list of keynote and spotlight speakers - News
December 04, 202360th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Organizers of the upcoming Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention -- scheduled for December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland -- have released the list of keynote and spotlight speakers expected to present at the convention.
Counter-UAS measures a priority of U.S. Department of Defense - News
December 04, 2023WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army and the other military branches are working on countermeasures, training, and doctrine to address ways to defend against uncrewed aerial system (UAS) attacks, stated Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, director of the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.