The Potomac Officers Club on Wednesday hosted its 8th Annual Defense Research & Development Summit, where government and industry leaders discussed the projects and ideas that are keeping the U.S. military and Pentagon officials at the forefront of modern strategy as well as technological discoveries that prepare for new threats abroad. After a...
The U.S. Army has indicated its intent to release a request for prototype proposals for the Common Tactical Truck program that would enable the service to replace legacy vehicles and take advantage of driver safety systems, off-road mobility, cybersecurity, machine learning, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The service plans ...
During the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit Wednesday, some of the top defense sector leaders from government and industry joined to share their insights on the Department of Defense’s most pressing R&D priorities, strategies and technology innovations in today’s ever-evolving defense and comb...
Naval Supply Systems Command has put out a request for proposals for a five-year, $98.7 million contract to support and secure an enterprise information technology infrastructure for the U.S. Navy’s meteorology and oceanography programs. Interested vendors can submit offers until Feb. 23, according to a solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov. T...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Ro Dhanda, vice president of public sector with H2O.ai, about the company’s lessons learned in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, Open Source and Driverless AI platform as well as top priorities and growth goals. Here’s an excerpt from the inter...
On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit which featured preeminent leaders across defense agencies and industry who gathered to discuss the top research and development initiatives shaping next-generation technology acquisition strategies, infrastructure modernization plans and innovation priorities with...
ACR Group, a provider of satellite-based tracking, communications and location products and services, has acquired TRX Systems, a U.S. Army contractor for dismounted assured positioning, navigation and timing system. David Knowles, CEO and president of ACR Group, said in a statement published Wednesday the TRX offerings will add to the company’...
JihFen Lei, general manager of the surveillance group at Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY), has been appointed executive vice president for the defense business under the company’s Teledyne FLIR subsidiary. She will lead the newly rebranded segment that consolidates the surveillance and unmanned and integrated solutions units of the sensor pro...
The top official in charge of the Department of Defense organization responsible for commercial technology deployments to the U.S. military will deliver a closing keynote address to the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Michael Brown, a former Symantec CEO, assumed the director po...
On Dec. 27, 2021 President Joe Biden signed into law the $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2022, which gives a significant funding boost to critical Department of Defense initiatives including adopting emerging technologies, bolstering deterrence capabilities and modernizing military fleets. Of the NDAA’s total funding, $117...
