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The Air Force Research Laboratory and the service branch’s innovation group AFWERX Vegas have launched a contest that seeks concepts for new system-on-a-chip platforms designed to operate and build up the capabilities of autonomous technologies. Selected projects will receive access to a potential $2B Department of Defense program under the Advanced Microelectronics Prototype and Design […] More
Peraton has secured a potential five-year, $65.6M order from the U.S. Air Force to provide programmatic, engineering and technical support for a cross-domain information platform. Tasks include research, requirements analysis and definition, systems and software integration, interoperability testing, configuration management, lab-based security evaluation and other support services for Xdomain technology, the Department of Defense said Friday. The […] More
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has issued a presolicitation to lay out its technical reachback operational support needs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says DTRA wants potential contractors that could help develop weapons of mass destruction modeling tools and manage decision support analysis programs related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives. Other tasks include configuration management of research-and-development software; […] More
Lockheed Martin will provide software development and help desk support for the U.S. Army under a potential two-year, $40.4M contract. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes product updates, analysis, design, integration, testing, fielding and exercise support, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Contract work will take place in Orlando, Fla., and is projected to run through Dec. […] More
Woolpert has received a contract to provide airfield planning and conceptual design services for a Department of Defense program that aims to help U.S. air forces, regional partners and allies establish operational presence in Eastern Europe. The company said Thursday it will collaborate with Louis Berger as a subconsultant and help design military airfield structures throughout the region. Rebecca Knolle, project manager […] More
Science Applications International Corp. and IronArch Technology have entered into an agreement that allows the service-disabled, veteran-owned company to receive business guidance and counsel through the Department of Defense‘s protege-mentor program. SAIC will help IronArch pursue new business opportunities, establish a corporate infrastructure and implement cloud and cybersecurity technologies, the companies said in a joint statement released Monday. […] More
Advanced Concepts and Technologies International CEO Michael Niggel and Chief Financial Officer Mark Hughes attended the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., to share their insights on national security and policy matters. ACT I helped sponsor the event that took place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 and brought together defense industry and government representatives, […] More
By Light Professional IT Services has received a potential $65M task order to help the Defense Department refresh tools that support mission-critical telecommunications for Defense Information Systems Network users worldwide. The company said Monday it will provide project management, engineering, site surveys and logistics services, as well as implement multiple technology platforms as part of the DISN Technology […] More
A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says sales of military services and weapons systems worldwide reached $398.2B in 2017, a figure that reflects a 2.5 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Monday the U.S. arms industry landed the top spot in the 2017 Top 100 for posting a 2 percent rise in weapons sales […] More
PAE will continue to help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division engineer, operate and maintain the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic test range under a $72M contract modification. The modification exercises an option in a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract and will include range sustainability, testing and data reduction services to NAWCAD’s marine operations division, the Department of Defense said Monday. […] More
Kevin Fahey, assistant defense secretary for acquisition, has said the Department of Defense considers implementing a cybersecurity certification process for contractors within the next year, Nextgov reported Thursday. The process aims to ensure that vendors comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework and related standards. “That will be the first step, […] More
The Department of Defense has selected C3 to provide an artificial intelligence-based tool that will work to compile data for F-35 deployments and missions, Defense One reported Thursday. The report said DoD normally takes 18 months to collect all Mission Data Files that help personnel to plan upcoming fighter aircraft operations and now wants to accelerate the […] More
