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Steve Vorisek

in Contract Awards, DOD, News

EXPANSIA to Provide Digital Modernization Support for Air Force

Technology provider EXPANSIA has received a $10 million contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate to provide digital modernization support. The agreement, which runs for three years, will deliver a range of services, including transforming data sets and advancing future digital sustainment to ensure Armament mission readiness, EXPANSIA said Monday. Providing […] More

by Derrick Henry February 18, 2025, 10:48 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News, Space

Firefly Secures Space Force’s Launch Service Contract for New Space Mission

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $21.8 million contract by the Space Systems Command to provide launch service for the U.S. Space Force’s latest space mission. Launch Service Contract to Boost Rapid Launch Capabilities The SSC said Thursday the company was selected to launch the VICTUS SOL, USSF’s newest Tactically Responsive Space, or TacRS, mission. Under […] More

by Miles Jamison February 14, 2025, 11:33 am
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in DOD, Healthcare IT, News

Peraton Secures DHA Contract for Healthcare Delivery Program Support

Peraton has secured a $28 million fixed-price contract for support of the Defense Health Agency’s healthcare delivery program. Peraton said Thursday it will support the agency’s Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform prototype, a version of the original electronic health record, or EHR, software that the company developed with T6 Health […] More

by Derrick Henry February 14, 2025, 11:25 am
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in C4ISR, DOD, News

Raytheon Demos Advanced Radar System

Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed a demonstration of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Showcasing LTAMDS Radar Capabilities RTX said Wednesday the live-fire test showcased the ability of the 360-degree, full-sector radar system to detect and track the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 Guidance […] More

by Miles Jamison February 13, 2025, 11:19 am
Bill Anderson

in Artificial Intelligence, DOD, News

Mattermost, Qrypt Partner on Quantum-Secure Communications

Mattermost is integrating into its security-focused collaboration platform the quantum entropy-based encryption of security solutions company Qrypt under a partnership to provide defense and intelligence customers with quantum-secure communication services. Bill Anderson, Mattermost principal product manager, said the two companies’ collaboration addresses the cybersecurity threat of “harvest now, decrypt later” posed by adversarial quantum computing. […] More

by Arthur McMiler February 13, 2025, 11:07 am
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in DOD, News, Space

EACOWT, Hughes to Boost Military Communications Through Enhanced LEO Connectivity

Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, or EACOWT, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, has entered into a partnership with EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Network Systems to enhance low Earth orbit connectivity to the L3Harris Multi-Mission Rapidly Adaptable Standards-compliant Open Radio, or RASOR, Ecosystem. Boosting Military Communications Through LEO Connectivity OneWeb Technologies said Tuesday the collaboration aims to develop a OneWeb-capable […] More

by Miles Jamison February 13, 2025, 10:26 am
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in Cloud, DOD, News

Rancher Government Solutions, Sequoia to Enhance Software Supply Chain Security

Rancher Government Solutions, a Kubernetes management provider, and Sequoia, a company offering DevSecOps and secure workload migration, have collaborated to bolster software supply chain security and deliver enhanced Kubernetes management and classified workload deployments to the Department of Defense, intelligence community and federal civilian agencies. RGS said Tuesday the strategic partnership merges Rancher Government Carbide, a zero-trust […] More

by Miles Jamison February 12, 2025, 11:34 am
David Hiltz

in DOD, Executive Moves, News

David Hiltz Named Director of Operations Analysis at Draper

David Hiltz has been named director of operations analysis at Draper, a move aligning with the company’s mission preparedness goals. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said Monday Hiltz will oversee Draper’s threat-informed analysis capabilities to enhance efforts to foresee the mission needs of customers. David Hiltz Career Achievements Hiltz brings 35 years of industry experience to his new role. […] More

by Miles Jamison February 11, 2025, 11:28 am
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in Acquisition & Procurement, DOD, News

Industry Input Sought for Air Force VADR Mini Requirement

The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research regarding the Advanced Radar Threat System-Variant 3 Variable Aperture Digital Radar Mini program and has issued a request for information for the requirement. VADR Mini Program The purpose of the VADR Mini program is to develop a smaller version of the VADR closed-loop, ruggedized, surface to air […] More

by Jerry Petersen February 11, 2025, 11:18 am
Jon Rambeau

in DOD, News, Technology

L3Harris Launches Software to Control Multiple Autonomous Assets

L3Harris Technologies has unveiled the Autonomous Multi-domain Operations Resiliency Platform for Heterogeneous Unmanned Swarms, or AMORPHOUS, a new software capable of operating multiple autonomous assets simultaneously. The open architecture software features an intuitive interface that allows defense customers to command and control uncrewed platforms, payloads and systems delivered by different manufacturers, L3Harris said Monday. AMORPHOUS […] More

by Derrick Henry February 11, 2025, 11:11 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News, Space

SpiderOak Books AFRL Contract for CASR Control System

SpiderOak, a company specializing in zero-trust cybersecurity services for next-generation space and tactical edge operations, has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to boost the U.S. Space Force’s ability to seamlessly integrate commercial satellite networks during emergencies. The company said Thursday the project, supported by a Tactical Funding Increase contract, involves […] More

by Miles Jamison February 10, 2025, 11:33 am
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BigBear.ai Lands DOD Contract for AI-Driven Media Assessment Platform

BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence services provider, has booked a contract from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to further develop its Virtual Anticipation Network, or VANE, prototype. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Saturday the contract aims to provide the CDAO and Office of the Secretary of Defense with enhanced capabilities […] More

by Miles Jamison February 10, 2025, 10:02 am