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Mitre has developed an artificial intelligence-driven toolset to accelerate disability evaluation and determination processes for at-risk service members and veterans. The Medical Evaluation Readiness Information Toolset was created as part of a Mitre study for the Defense Health Agency to examine how existing health data sources could be used to help predict referral to the […] More
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division concluded acceptance sea trials of the Calhoun, a Legend-class national security cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel, also known as NSC 10, passed electric plant, propulsion and mission systems tests conducted by Ingalls and the Coast Guard, HII announced Friday. NSC 10 is named after Charles Calhoun, the Coast […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has selected Palantir Technologies‘ software to automate the coordination of mid-band spectrum sharing between the Department of Defense and commercial spectrum licensees. DISA’s Defense Spectrum Organization will use the software to integrate existing functions and capabilities into a single infrastructure to support formal and informal coordination processes in the 3450-3550 […] More
Northrop Grumman will develop additional algorithms and software under a $13 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the maritime sensor system of the service branch’s MQ-4C unmanned aerial vehicle. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award is for 24 months of work on the Broad Area Triton Theater and Littoral Enhancements project, the Department of Defense said Monday. Contract […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton will continue its professional programmatic support for the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command headquarters under a potential nine-month, $22.1 million bridge task order. The firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee award extension includes a $16.5 million upfront payment obligation and would reach its potential value if the service branch exercises the three-month option, the Department […] More
Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have established an industry body that seeks to advance responsible and safe development of frontier artificial intelligence models. The Frontier Model Forum has four core objectives and these are identifying best practices; advancing AI safety research; sharing knowledge with policymakers, civil society, companies and academics about trust and safety risks; […] More
Ross Niebergall, the newly appointed president of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris Technologies, said the parent company expects its acquisition of the propulsion systems maker to help facilitate its entry into the missiles and munitions market, Breaking Defense reported Monday. “Something that we’re very committed to is [that] we view Aerojet Rocketdyne as an […] More
Listed as one of the Department of Defense’s 14 critical technology areas, hypersonics have become a top priority in national defense. The ongoing need for cutting-edge hypersonics technologies is reflected in the department’s $886.3 fiscal year 2024 budget request, which allocates significant funding to continue advancing U.S. progress in hypersonics through development and procurement as well as […] More
Applied Information Sciences was granted advanced specializations in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Microsoft Azure and DevOps with GitHub on Microsoft Azure following a third-party audit. AIS said Friday it is now eligible for customer project funding and resources from Microsoft and has access to product previews and insights. With the new advanced specializations, […] More
Anduril Industries and Epirus have combined their technologies to create a counter-unmanned aerial system with command and control capabilities in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s ongoing technology assessment. Epirus’ high-power microwave counter-UAS technology Leonidas has been equipped with Anduril’s Lattice command and control system to provide warfighters with the capability to defend […] More
Microsoft has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer its cloud-based generative artificial intelligence service offering to federal agencies. The Azure OpenAI Service secured the FedRAMP authorization after meeting the security requirements for handling government data and related workloads through the program’s rigorous assessment process, Sachin Sinha, director of technology […] More
Lockheed Martin will develop a 500 kilowatt-class laser as part of its new contract with a Department of Defense office. The project is the second stage of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative, which started with a 300 kw-class version, Lockheed said Friday. The 300-kW […] More
