The Department of Defense released its private 5G deployment strategy late last year, outlining plans to integrate advanced wireless networks across U.S. military installations. This comprehensive approach seeks to enhance operational efficiency, bolster security and support broader modernization initiatives. We analyzed and extracted the key p...
Lockheed Martin will equip the F-22 Raptor aircraft with a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors as part of a $270 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The defense contractor said Wednesday the stealth fighter aircraft will be fitted with the Infrared Defensive System, or IRDS, a set of embedded TacIRST sensors designed to...
Florida-based L3Harris Technologies has acquired REDCOM Laboratories’ Sigma C2 software and Sigma XRI hardware for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to support select command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C5ISR, systems. The New York-based tactical communications systems provider ...
AE Industrial Partners-backed Redwire has agreed to acquire Edge Autonomy in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $925 million as part of a push to establish a multidomain space and defense technology company. The space infrastructure company said Monday it expects the acquisition to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to Re...
Quantum computing is no longer just a theoretical pursuit or the domain of research labs. It has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology poised to revolutionize industries around the globe. Within the defense sector, its potential is both astounding and imperative. Quantum’s applications in national security promise to reshape operation...
Aaron Weis needs little introduction. The technology maven built a reputation through years spent as a chief information officer and business leader in the private sector at small and midsized companies, before becoming a senior advisor to the Department of Defense CIO in 2018. He had overseen technology divisions of multibillion-dollar organization...
The Department of Defense aims to transform the battlefield with advanced autonomous systems through its ambitious and potentially game-changing Replicator initiative. This program seeks to rapidly develop and deploy thousands of low-cost, expendable drones and robotic systems to stay ahead of global competition and achieve technological superiority...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted a nearly 1% gain on Jan. 3, 2025, and closed higher at $4,866.43 but still lost -0.13% week-on-week. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, extended its weekly losing streak to six, failing to register a win since the last week of November. Nonetheless, the...
Science Applications International Corp. has named Fred Silva, a veteran IT executive, as vice president of enterprise IT and next-generation networking. Silva announced his new position at SAIC in a LinkedIn post published Saturday. In this capacity, he will help align IT strategy with organizational objectives and oversee a team of nearly 600 IT p...
The federal landscape is constantly shifting due to technological breakthroughs, modernization needs, leadership change-overs and emerging priorities. This is never more true than at the beginning of a new presidential administration, and 2025 is sure to be a transformational and pivotal year in determining how the remainder of this decade and beyon...
