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  • Leidos Secures AFRL Contract for Directed Energy Tech Development
    in Contract Awards, DOD, News

    Leidos Secures AFRL Contract for Directed Energy Tech Development

    Leidos has received a three-year, $13.1 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance directed energy physics and high-power electromagnetic materials. The company said Tuesday the contract, part of the Genesis Chamber program and in support of AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate, aims to develop directed energy technology for use by military and government agencies. […] More

  • Primer Launches Update to AI Platform
    in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Primer Launches Update to AI Platform

    AI software company Primer Technologies has introduced its enhanced artificial intelligence platform that can achieve a near-zero hallucination rate when analyzing and summarizing large volumes of data. The company said Monday its updated AI platform uses RAG-V, a proprietary technology that can capture over 99 percent of errors before they reach users. RAG stands for […] More

  • Ultra I&C, Hanwha Partner to Develop C2 System for Five Eyes
    in Defense And Intelligence, News

    Ultra I&C, Hanwha Partner to Develop C2 System for Five Eyes

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications and Hanwha Defense USA have partnered to strengthen global defense capabilities by enhancing battlefield management systems. Ultra I&C said Tuesday the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding during the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The MOU aims to develop an integrated and seamless command and control, […] More

  • SAIC Expands Partnership With Wind River
    in Digital Modernization, DOD, News

    SAIC Expands Partnership With Wind River

    Science Applications International Corp. and Wind River will expand their partnership with the aim of developing advanced technologies for the government and the U.S. Army. SAIC said Tuesday the collaboration will combine various innovations, accelerate the development process and enhance system capabilities to deliver advanced technologies that the Army, government entities and independent agencies can utilize for […] More

  • Highlight Welcomes Wayne Rehberger as New Board Member
    in Executive Moves, News

    Highlight Welcomes Wayne Rehberger as New Board Member

    Highlight has appointed Wayne Rehberger as its fifth board member. The federal contractor’s board of directors guides and oversees its growth and maturity as an employee stock ownership plan-owned company. In a press release Tuesday, Aarish Gokaldas, Highlight CEO, expressed excitement about the addition of Rehberger and touted the new board member’s “financial acumen and […] More

  • Red Hat, Army to Develop Open Source APIs Under CRADA
    in DOD, News, Technology

    Red Hat, Army to Develop Open Source APIs Under CRADA

    Red Hat and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to develop open source application programming interfaces to further advance the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. In a blog post published Tuesday on Red Hat’s website, Chris Smith, vice president and general manager of […] More

  • Space Systems Command Awards Omitron MASCCOT Contract
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    Space Systems Command Awards Omitron MASCCOT Contract

    Space engineering services provider Omitron will continue developing technologies through a $46.3 million Modernization Activities for Space Command and Control Technologies contract secured from the Space Systems Command. Awarded via a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III sole-source follow-on acquisition, the contract calls for upgrading existing data transport and processing as well as space domain awareness capabilities, […] More

  • New GDIT Study Shows Government Preparations for PQC
    in Cybersecurity, News

    New GDIT Study Shows Government Preparations for PQC

    General Dynamics Information Technology has released a study titled “Quantum Waves,” which sought to determine how federal agencies are working to transition towards post-quantum cryptography. GDIT said Wednesday that the study, which was carried out by its Digital Consulting Practice with help from IBM, gathered input from 200 respondents from defense, intelligence and civilian federal […] More

  • Latest Cisco Firewall Release Listed as DODIN Approved Product
    in Cybersecurity, News, Technology

    Latest Cisco Firewall Release Listed as DODIN Approved Product

    Cisco Firewall Threat Defense version 7.4 has secured a spot on the Department of Defense Information Network’s approved products list. DoDIN Certification The firewall’s inclusion on the DODIN APL indicates that it satisfies the Pentagon’s strict security and performance standards and that the product is cleared for deployment within the DOD networks, Cisco said in […] More

  • DMI Booked $97M in Contracts During 3rd Quarter of 2024
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    DMI Booked $97M in Contracts During 3rd Quarter of 2024

    DMI said it won new prime and subcontractor awards worth $97 million in total from commercial and public sector customers in the third quarter of 2024. Services required under the contracts include enterprise mobility management, cybersecurity solutions, cloud and application development and infrastructure support services, DMI said Wednesday. DMI secured the latest awards after it […] More

  • ESA Taps Kepler to Oversee HydRON Data Transport Program
    in News, Space

    ESA Taps Kepler to Oversee HydRON Data Transport Program

    The European Space Agency has tapped Kepler Communications to oversee the low Earth orbit segment of the High Throughput Optical Network, or HydRON, program. As a prime contractor on the HydRON-DS Element #1 agreement, Kepler aims to advance the ESA’s data transport capabilities by providing acumen in spacecraft constellation design, manufacturing, networking and operations, the satellite telecommunications […] More

  • Leidos Launches New Counter-UAS System With Enhanced Capabilities
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    Leidos Launches New Counter-UAS System With Enhanced Capabilities

    Leidos has unveiled its newest counter-unmanned aerial system called AirShield. The company said Monday AirShield is a multi-layered air defense system with enhanced capabilities, including kinetic and non-kinetic effectors, intended to strengthen defense against unmanned aerial vehicles and similar threats. AirShield is designed to quickly identify and assess potential threats in real-time while stationary or mobile. […] More