The U.S. Army has awarded more than $961 million in several contracts to increase the production capacity of critical 155mm artillery components. The service branch said Tuesday its Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and the Army Contracting Command – New Jersey named General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tac...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded seven companies spots on a potential $5.4 billion contract to provide combat air forces with close air support services to help counter adversary threats. The Department of Defense said Monday the Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center received 11 offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-deli...
The Australia-hosted Pitch Black joint warfighting exercise achieved its highest level of participation ever in 2024. Pitch Black was launched in 1981 as an Australian military exercise and was expanded to include the United States in 1983. The event has since grown dramatically, and this year, over 4,000 personnel from 20 nations came together to...
On Sep. 19, the foremost U.S. intelligence leaders, decision makers and experts will be at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit to share their expertise and shed light on the future of the intelligence landscape. As the event’s closing keynote speaker, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Dana M...
V2X (NYSE: VVX) has secured a contract to ensure the operational readiness of F-5 Adversary aircraft of the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-5 maintenance is valued at $747 million and has a potential seven-year period of performance, including three 12-month options. Work will be perfo...
In early August, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence published a new edition of the National Counterintelligence Strategy. The refreshed version includes nine goals split across three pillars, which focus on addressing threats posed by foreign intelligence entities...
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting industry input for innovative new technology and capabilities to support warfighters. According to a request for information posted on SAM.gov, the Expansion and Prototype Initiative for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Cyber program, or EPIC, aims to develop, demonstrate a...
Every year, the U.S. Intelligence Community publishes a collection of the most alarming threats to the country’s national security. The information included provides a structure and framing for the fight against that which is seen to contest American freedoms and the rights of citizens. “The world that emerges from this tumultuous period will be...
As government and industry entities continue to implement artificial intelligence capabilities throughout their organizational strategies, it has become critical that they also build trust into the environments where these programs are deployed. During a panel discussion dubbed “Trusted Mission AI” at Leidos‘ seventh annual Supplie...
Through two major plans this year, the Department of Defense announced its intention to take seriously the need for commercial space products. The DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy and the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Strategy were released within weeks of one another in April and declared that the rapid advancements taking pla...
