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Intelligence CommunityNGA Plans Upcoming Commercial Analytics Awards In Several Areas
ST. LOUIS—The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded initial task orders under its new commercial analytics service programs and has more to come in the next few weeks and months, […]
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Unmanned SystemsDrone Firms Can Use Third-Party Assessors To Speed Blue UAS Compliance, DIU Says
Drone manufacturers hoping to have their wares certified that they meet cybersecurity and non-Chinese supply chain requirements will be able to fund and use third party assessors, a move aimed […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins Another $581 Million Next-Gen Jammer Award
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $581 million contract on May 15 for production and delivery of low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot V Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets for […]
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Unmanned SystemsNorthrop Grumman Unveils AiON As Competitor To Replace FAAD C2 For Countering Drones
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday introduced a new command and control (C2) system designed to easily integrate with existing and future sensors and effectors, rapidly manage the fight against drone […]
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CongressLawmakers Concerned About Potential Delay To Navy 6th Gen Fighters
Several members of the House Appropriations Committee this week voiced concerns that the Navy’s sixth generation fighter program could be awarded three years later than currently planned. “I will not […]
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BudgetActing CBP Chief Credits DoD’s Expanded Role At Border With Helping Stem Illegal Activity
The surge Defense Department equipment and personnel to the southern border to help staunch the flow of illegal crossings and related activity has played an important role in the Trump […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Industry Summit Set For June
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused […]
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Missile DefenseReed Looks to Prevent Golden Dome ‘Slush Fund,’ Design of Detection/Comms Systems Crucial
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Tuesday that despite rumblings about the future U.S. Golden Dome missile shield being under construction, the program is still in its early stages and […]
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Air ForcePrototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22
The range of the U.S. Air Force’s prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles–greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI On The Sensor Software Developer TurbineOne Raises $36 Million
Startup software developer TurbineOne, whose forte is putting artificial intelligence into sensors at the tactical edge, has raised $36 million in a Series B funding round to increase hiring and […]
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