The Department of Defense has formed a task force that intends to advance the responsible development and deployment of large language models and other generative artificial intelligence technologies across DOD. DOD said Thursday the chief digital and AI office will lead Task Force Lima, which will help mitigate risk and address redundancy as the de...
In the modern battlefield, rapid decision making capabilities are more critical than ever before, and in conflict scenarios, every second counts. Warfighters and military leaders rely not only on huge troves of data coming in from sensor networks and multiple sources, but more importantly on the analysis of that data to inform their most important...
Artificial intelligence is sweeping the Department of Defense, and in search of new ways to support the warfighter on the ever-changing modern battlefield, the department is now heavily focused on perfecting this emerging technology. Ensuring that AI implementation aligns with DOD values and objectives is an effort that requires careful attenti...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential three-year, $115.1 million order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to provide the U.S. Navy with initial spares and repair equipment for the service’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling drone to help improve the unmanned aircraft system’s readiness and reliability. Work on the firm-...
Government contracts awarded by Air Force Research Lab have since been an effective collaboration between the government and private sectors. The purpose of these research and development programs is to advance technical and scientific expertise and apply what is gained to achieve national and agency goals The Air Force Research Laboratory (A...
Five companies will compete for task orders to advise and assist the U.S. Air Force in matters related to intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance, cyber effects and electromagnetic spectrum operations. USAF allocated $1,000 for each awardee on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract using fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance fun...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) will implement hardware and software updates to a training system designed for U.S. Navy’s P-8 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft pilots under a $145.7 million order from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price order is for engineering and manufacturing develo...
Data is continuously transforming all facets of the modern battlefield, and recognizing its potential, the U.S. Army is working to unlock the benefits it offers for the warfighter. One area in which data has huge potential is contested logistics, which has evolved along with technology. “When you hear ‘contested logistics,’ itR...
Textron (NYSE: TXT) has been awarded a $241.4 million contract by the U.S. Navy to procure materials and non-recurring services necessary for the construction of five Ship-to-Shore Connector boats. The branch will obligate $177.2 million in fiscal 2023 and 2022 shipbuilding and conversion funds on the undefinitized contract action for the Landi...
Christopher Miller, a retired U.S. Army officer and former acting secretary at the Department of Defense, has been named interim chief revenue officer at autonomous systems maker DZYNE Technologies. He will work closely with the company’s leadership team to accelerate government market growth initiatives and identify international partnership ...
