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Three industry teams led by prime contractors BAE Systems, Scientific Systems and SEAKR Engineering have been selected to design an autonomous mission management platform for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Project Blackjack, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.

Six companies have received separate contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to  develop autonomous underwater robots for deep-sea exploration. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), SoarTech, EdgeTech and Kitware will build the systems as part of DARPA's Angler program.

Rod Phillips, formerly vice president of operations at McLean, Va.-based By Light Professional IT Services, has been promoted to chief learning officer.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has utilized multiple heterogeneous unmanned vehicles to demonstrate a swarming approach during a field experiment with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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.

SEAKR Engineering has received a contract to develop a processing system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Demonstration program.

William Conley, most recently director of electronic warfare at the Department of Defense, has joined Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) as chief technology officer, C4ISRNET reported Monday.

Perspecta's (NYSE: PRSP) applied research arm has been selected to receive a 2019 Industry Innovator award for introducing three cybersecurity technology platforms through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems program.

BAE Systems has secured a follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create machine learning tools for U.S. military personnel to gain space situational awareness.

Jim Carlini, an industry and government technical leader who joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) in 2018, has been promoted to chief technology officer, Inside Defense reported Tuesday. He succeeds Jim Cantor, who assumed the role of chief of performance excellence and strategic partnerships.