Government Technology

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business recently helped the Missile Defense Agency demonstrate a targeting platform designed for use with the MQ-9B unmanned aircraft system. The company said Friday it tested the MDA’s Airborne Tracking and Targeting System in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise or RIMPAC that took place around the Hawaiian Islands from late June […] More

Alion Science and Technology has secured a spot on a potential $794M  contract to develop and advance unmanned undersea vehicles for the U.S. Navy. The McLean, Va.-based company said Wednesday it will supply the service’s UUV family with rapid prototype material technologies related to the products, ancillary and peculiar support equipment. Alion will also contribute to […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen Synopsys to develop a technology to emulate system-on-chips as part of DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative. Synopsys said Wednesday it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin and Analog Devices on the Posh Open Source Hardware program that aims to improve the quality of mixed-signal SoC platforms intended for defense and aerospace use. DARPA seeks to establish a […] More

Department 13 International and XiDrone Systems have teamed up to pursue intellectual property development related to counter-unmanned aerial systems, wireless communications and autonomous platforms. The partnership will provide patents rights to D13 to integrate its MESMER counter-UAS system with radar, electro-optical/infrared, radio frequency, acoustics and other sensors to build a platform designed to mitigate commercial […] More

The National Security Agency has developed and licensed a tool that works to prevent unauthorized access to computers, routers and phones. NSA said Tuesday it granted PadJack licensing rights to the open port protector through agency’s Technology Transfer Program. The tool functions as an anti-tamper seal and offers physical proof if an intruder attempts to break into the […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Microsystems Technology Office has issued a request for information on methods to develop radio frequency personality systems. DARPA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it aims to build a phased array apperture for a backend digital receiver/exciter concept that the agency wants to integrate and test-fly with the Air Force […] More

The U.S. Army is set to procure an aerial pod that can seize enemy systems and equip bridge combat teams with additional technologies needed to counter adversaries, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Through the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Air Large program, the service seeks to procure a pod that can deliver electronic attack and support, provide cybersecurity and […] More

The U.S. Army wants information on vendors that can help the service plan, execute and evaluate tests on a class of military systems designed to neutralize adversarial warfighting assets. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday, the Army said it also needs support to investigate combustion reactions of vehicle stopping technologies; conduct model-based engineering of non-lethal weapons systems; assess […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has helped the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Sea Systems Command implement an additive manufacturing process to build metal parts for nuclear-powered vessels. The collaborative project aims to install a prototype piping assembly on the USS Harry S. Truman in early 2019 and subsequently test the structure onboard the warship over a one-year period, HII said Thursday. […] More

The U.S. Army has started to solicit information on potential industry sources that can support radio frequency countermeasure systems and electronic warfare technologies covered by the service’s High Energy RF Operations program. A FedBizOpps notice published Thursday says the Army is looking for potential contractors that can help design, build and test software and hardware […] More

A Raytheon-built air and missile defense radar has identified multiple targets during a recent test held at the U.S. Navy‘s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. AN/SPY-6(V) worked to identify, track and intercept threats simultaneously, as well as intercepted a ballistic missile target, the company said Wednesday. The test followed two different exercises that took […] More

Officials from NASA‘s Space Technology Mission Directorate have visited BWX Technologies‘ facility in Lynchburg, Va. to monitor progress on the company’s nuclear thermal propulsion technologies. Jim Reuter, acting associate administrator of NASA STMD, observed BWXT’s year-long progress on NTP projects that may support a future manned Mars mission, the company said Tuesday. These projects cover […] More