Government Technology

Rockwell Collins will develop and provide communications technologies that would complement the integration of a new situational awareness system into the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-135R aircraft. The company said Monday it will perform the first ever permanent integration of Link 16 communications into a legacy tanker aircraft as part of the Real Time Information in […] More

BAE Systems will work to further advance the U.S. Air Force‘s gallium nitride semiconductor technology under a joint effort with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The company said Monday it will transfer the semiconductors to the Nashua, N.H.-based Advanced Microwave Products Center for scaling into 6-inch wafers in a move to reduce costs and increase […] More

The Commerce Department‘s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is requesting for industry input on artificial intelligence technologies and approaches that can be applied to support the agency’s patent search and examination activities. USPTO is in need of applications that would widen information searches, classify information, increase the validity of search results, summarize information and notify users when […] More

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command is sourcing for potential contractors to provide 360 units of Lot 17 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range. The AFMC would also require the contractor to provide sustainment services that support the operational safety, suitability and effectiveness of the missile, the U.S. Air Force said Thursday. Services for the JASSM weapon system would include telemetry instrumentation […] More

The Missile Defense Agency and Japan’s maritime self-defense force demonstrated the interceptor function of a Raytheon-made missile during a recent flight test near Kauai, Hawaii. Japan’s JS Atago launched Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IB unit to intercept a ballistic missile target with the support of the U.S. Navy, Raytheon said Wednesday. The test confirms the ship’s compatibility with […] More

The U.S. Army has assessed the detection and tracking capabilities of Northrop Grumman‘s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System during a live air test conducted in New Mexico. Northrop said Wednesday the IBCS combined data from sensors and different sources of information during the three-week test to create virtual engagements of real and […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has asked industry to submit ideas that can support a business case analysis for a system intended to manage information technology assets. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says DISA is considering the development of a potential new requirement for a consolidated internal IT asset management platform the agency could integrate into cloud technology programs. The […] More

The U.S. Army intends to procure software for students from the service’s The Inspector General School to practice and refine their verbal and non-verbal communication skills for investigation purposes. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday stated the chosen vendor will provide system and design engineering, hardware and software, personnel and other support services required to produce […] More

Aerial Alchemy is working with the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Port Hueneme Division to study how to bolster the U.S. Navy‘s maintenance and fleet readiness through the use of unmanned aerial systems. NSWC said Thursday that UAS-gathered imagery of naval ships’ exterior surfaces may serve as basis to generate 3D models for identifying damage, rust […] More

Northrop Grumman and Duke University have partnered to develop metamaterial-based antennas specifically for use in military aircraft platforms. The project is funded through the Defense Department‘s Defense Enterprise Science Initiative, which aims to accelerate defense technology development efforts, Duke said Thursday. According to the university, majority of metamaterials consist of repeating cells that are tunable to […] More