The Office of Naval Research is responsible for a variety of science and technology programs intended to deepen the Navy’s capabilities, and according to Dr. Tom Drake, head of the agency’s Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32), ONR is currently working on many cutting-edge technologies and leveraging novel approaches to research and ...
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo has signed an agreement to acquire Everbridge (Nasdaq: EVBG), a critical event management and national public warning systems provider, for approximately $1.5 billion, or $28.60 in cash per share. The all-cash transaction is expected to conclude in the second quarter of 2024....
The digital ecosystem has, over the course of the last two decades—but especially in the last five years—become just as competitive a battlespace as the physical domain. Cyber experts discussed the virtual battlespace at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Wednesday. They mentioned that the many technical innovat...
Larry Satterfield, a former director at BlueHalo, has been promoted to the role of vice president of international sales at the Arlington, Virginia-based defense technology company. The former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant brings over 15 years of experience in managing project management, logistics and international policy for the electronic warfare ...
The Army Futures Command was initiated in 2018 to prepare the U.S. Army for future fights and make sure it’s developing strategies that will be resilient to threats decades from now. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Wednesday, BG John Cushing, commanding general of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development C...
Science and technology are foundational elements of many U.S. Department of Defense initiatives and a key part of keeping pace with near-peer competitors. Though the nation has an expansive innovation ecosystem, there are still stovepipes that exist between S&T organizations, and according to defense experts, breaking down these barriers is nec...
A joint venture between Stantec and AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) Pacific subsidiary has received a five-year, $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide architect-engineer services for environmental planning services. Stantec GS-AECOM Pacific JV will help research, prepare, update and review the Navy and ...
The Department of the Navy has started soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year, $2.67 billion follow-on contract to provide wireless mobility and telecommunication devices and services for military personnel and federal civilian employees stationed within the country and U.S. territories. The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center ...
Scott Stapp, former corporate lead and vice president of Joint All-Domain Command and Control at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been named chief technology officer and chief revenue officer at Defcon AI, a developer of modeling and simulation software for military logistics applications. The retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general will lead Defc...
According to Stephen Welby, deputy director for national security within the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Biden administration sees artificial intelligence as “one of the most powerful technologies of our time” and a major component of maintaining American leadership in the world. The White House has rec...
