Reporter: Cyber Security/IT/Military
Defense Daily
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Matthew Beinart
Articles By Matthew
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CyberPentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit Selects Google For Multi-Cloud Security Solution
The Pentagon’s emerging technologies office has tapped Google [GOOG] to provide a secure cloud management solution designed to detect and respond to cyber threats, the company said Wednesday. Google Cloud […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has made development of warfighting capabilities its top priority over the next year, the organization’s leader said Thursday, following the award of its largest […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $180 Million Deal With Taiwan For MK-48 Torpedoes
The State Department has approved a potential $180 million deal with Taiwan for the sale of 18 MK-48 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress […]
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ArmyArmy Has Delayed Robotic Combat Vehicle Experiments, Restructured Later Phase To Boost Competition
The ongoing pandemic will delay the first two phases of the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) experimentation effort, an official said Wednesday, while also noting a third phase has been […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps To Use Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon Program To Replace Its M27 Rifles
The Marine Corps will procure new weapons to replace its M27 automatic rifles using the Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program, with initial deliveries to potentially begin by fiscal year […]
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PentagonPentagon’s Technology Office Places Microelectronics As New Top Priority
The Pentagon’s technology office has shifted its top modernization priority from hypersonics to microelectronics, an official said Tuesday, adding the department will look to greater advantage of commercial products in […]
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ArmyArmy Seeking Second Source Supplier For Small Caliber Ammo
The Army is seeking a second source supplier for small caliber ammunition with the release of a draft request for proposals (RFP) to find industry partners for 5.56mm, 7.62mm and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Artificial Intelligence Center Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $800 Million Deal For Battlefield AI
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has tapped Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for a five-year, $800 million task order to deliver AI-powered capabilities for use on the battlefield. JAIC utilized […]
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ArmyTexas A&M Approves $79.3 Million To Begin Construction Of Army Futures Command Facility This Fall
Texas A&M University has approved $79.3 million in funding to begin construction this fall of a new complex on its RELLIS campus that will serve as Army Futures Command’s central […]
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InternationalOshkosh Defense, Saudi Arabia’s Al Tadrea Establish New Armored Vehicle Joint Venture
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] has established a new joint venture with Saudia Arabia’s Al Tadrea Manufacturing Company (TMC), with initial plans in place to design and produce vehicles based on the […]