The Air Force Research Laboratory has begun soliciting white papers for a potential five-year, $497.9 million broad agency announcement that seeks to support research, development, integration and testing of computing technologies, architectures and techniques. The Extreme Computing BAA has four technical areas: advancing computing technology and ap...
Digital twins – virtual models of real-world objects or other physical subjects – have significant potential to transform the future of warfighting, and the Department of Defense has taken notice. This technology allows users to “accelerate, model and put data in that model to see what will happen,” John Ustica, president and...
Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC and STRCW) has established an artificial intelligence-focused business segment to cater to the demands of the defense market, and selected Denis Garagic, the company’s chief technology officer, to lead the new unit. The Advanced Technologies division will market Sarcos’ AI and machine learning...
Eqlipse Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired scientific research and technology development company UES for an undisclosed sum. Dayton, Ohio-headquartered UES provides support to defense and intelligence community customers, such as the Air Force Research Laboratory, investment banking fir...
The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
Chantilly, Virginia-based Arcfield booked multiple contracts worth more than $158 million combined in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 to engineer and integrate systems for unnamed U.S. government clients. The classified contracts will include support for space and ground equipment along with mission applications, the company said Wednesday. Kevin K...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured an $80.3 million sole-source contract to develop and demonstrate a communication system using military platforms and commercial space internet services. The company will help the service branch test system using common user terminal equipment under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet p...
The cyber domain has become more influential than ever before, bringing about new capabilities and new threats. To keep up with constant developments in the cyber realm, the public sector has ramped up its investments in cyber to protect civilians, empower military forces and gain an advantage in the complex domain. Federal efforts to embrace...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) a potential $80.8 million contract to build and conduct experiments to test satellite communications systems designed to operate with space-based internet constellations operating in geostationary, medium and low-Earth orbits. Contract work will occur in Salt Lake City under the Defens...
The U.S. Air Force has added Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary as awardees on a $400 million contract for aerospace system research and development services. Fifteen bids were submitted to the Air Force Research Laboratory for the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technolo...
