Will Roper, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of advisers of air combat training technology developer Red 6 to share his expertise in support of the company’s Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System. “His in-depth knowledge of ...
Voyager Space Holdings intends to acquire Anchorage, Alaska-based ground support hardware developer The Launch Company for an undisclosed sum in a deal that would mark Voyager's first acquisition in the launch services category....
Shift5 has secured a contract award with the Air Force Cyber Resiliency of Weapon Systems (CROWS) office to deliver innovative solutions that advance capability to the warfighter, the company reported on Friday. Under the Phase III award, Shift5 will advance the company's disruptive cybersecurity technology to support the Air Force. ...
NavalX, the U.S. Navy’s newest innovation office that launched in 2019, has continued efforts to innovate and transform the workforce. Director of the unit, Capt. Frank Futcher, has discussed recent initiatives within the department since NavalX was established. Futcher will also serve as a panelist during Potomac Officers Club’s 2020 Navy Forum...
Christopher Moran, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) venture capital arm, has said that both defense sector viability and commercial traction are primary factors in venture capitalists’ investment strategy....
The U.S. Air Force has tentatively selected over 500 companies for contracts worth $550M combined as part of an initiative launched with its AFWERX innovation arm and Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program....
Eight teams have been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to participate in a virtual competition that seeks to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence algorithms in simulated aerial combat....
