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Raytheon has secured a potential $21M contract from the U.S. Army to produce a new propulsion system for a radio frequency-guided weapon system intended to defend against armored and wheeled platforms. The company said Sunday it will incorporate propulsion modifications onto TOW missile variants such as the direct-attack 2A, Bunker Buster and top- and direct-attack 2B systems as […] More
The Association of the U.S. Army has selected Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, to receive AUSA’s 2018 John W. Dixon Award in recognition of his contributions to national defense programs. “I dedicated my own career to ensuring our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines were able to do their jobs with the best technology,” Krone said in a […] More
Michael Gray, a senior director at Science Applications International Corp., has said the company has worked on 10 various directives to come up with an experimental combat vehicle prototype for the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, National Defense reported Friday. A SAIC-led industry team received a potential eight-year, $237M contract in […] More
Alion Science and Technology has launched artificial intelligence tools designed to aid human-machine teaming in defense and security operations. The company said Friday it will use agile engineering approaches in efforts to help clients implement new AI-based technology platforms. Todd Borkey, chief technology officer at Alion, said the company wants to focus more on engineering […] More
Lockheed Martin has received approval from the Defense Department to start full combat testing of its F-35 fighter aircraft, Bloomberg reported Friday. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, cleared the plan for the fighter jet to begin operational tests after “concurring†with the recommendation of the program manager to kick off testing in […] More
The team of Raytheon and Saab has secured a contract from the U.S. Army to demonstrate a new guided munition technology for the man-portable, shoulder-launched Carl-Gustaf weapon system. Both companies plan to conduct firing tests of the guided munition in 2020 as part of efforts to address U.S. Special Operations Command’s requirement for an updated multirole weapon, Raytheon said Friday. The partnership intends […] More
NASA has directed Boeing to identify approaches to increase the performance and payload capacity of a key structure for the Space Launch System, Space News reported Friday. The company will work to modify SLS’s Exploration Upper Stage to carry an additional one or two tons of co-manifested payload such as NASA’s proposed Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, […] More
The North American subsidiary of U.K.-based Serco Group will continue to provide web-based, full-life cycle training support to the U.S. Army‘s Joint Munitions Command and the Defense Ammunition Center under a potential five-year, $22M contract. Serco Inc. will design, build, test and maintain learning tools, applications and services to help the Army and the Defense Department strengthen mission systems, the […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released the seventh and final set of 3D digital elevation models covering the Arctic region. NGA said Friday the ArcticDEM Project‘s latest iteration consists of time-stamped and 2-meter resolution DEM strips encompassing 10 percent of the planet’s surface. The new models also underwent filtering to increase resolution of densely-forested areas […] More
L3 Technologies has doubled the size of its facility in Texas that offers military and commercial pilot training for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and unmanned platforms. The company said Saturday it added 40K square feet of space at the Arlington Training Center to include an additional six full-flight simulators, classrooms equipped with virtual and augmented reality […] More
The Washington Headquarters Services has issued a sources sought notice to determine vendors that can offer support services to the Pentagon’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday OASD NCB requires planning, budgeting and implementation assistance related to physical security enterprise and analysis, security policy verification […] More
The Transportation Department is requesting public input on a guidance document for the development, assessment and production of driverless vehicles. DOT said Thursday its new guide, titled “Automated Vehicles 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation,” suggests a multimodal approach to automate motor vehicles and integrate the platforms on roadways. The approach is based on principles […] More
