The defense industry is a big global market, generating multi-billion contracts from the federal sector, foreign governments, and international customers. As the United States government is the single largest customer of goods and services, American companies top the list of the largest defense contractors in the world, supplying industry-leading weapons, electronic systems, and data analytics. […] More

A Platform Aerospace-developed unmanned aircraft system broke the world record for unrefueled flight after flying for eight straight days over Edwards Air Force Base in California. Vanilla Unmanned took off from Rogers Dry Lakebed on Sept. 24 equipped with a communications relay system and a ballast to carry other sensors and continued flying through Saturday, […] More

The U.S. Space Force’s Wide Field of View missile warning satellite, which was built on a satellite bus from Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary, is expected to launch in 2022 and CEO Jason Kim said Millennium plans to use the experience it gained from the WFOV project to compete for contracts to develop constellations of […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded potential five-year contracts worth $48.9 million combined to 12 companies to design, develop, test, deliver and install rapid prototype platforms associated with systems, support equipment, subsystems and related capabilities. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in Rhode Island launched a full and open competition and received 12 offers for […] More

William McGann, chief technology officer for Leidos’ security detection and automation business, has joined Quantum Computing Inc. as a member of the board of directors. Robert Liscouski, chairman, president and CEO of QCI, said in a statement published Thursday that the company will use McGann’s knowledge and insight to support its application of quantum computing […] More

The Space Systems Command wants to identify potential sources that can meet technical and logistical requirements for the development of a space electromagnetic warfare operating location. SEWOL will serve as consolidated operating facilities where the U.S. Space Force would plan and conduct space electromagnetic warfare operations, the ommand said Sept. 1 in a SAM.gov notice. […] More

The U.S. Army has received approval to transition the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program to a competitive prototyping phase as part of efforts to replace its Shadow UAS, Defense News reported Monday. The Army Requirements Oversight Council cleared the requirements for the FTUAS program through an abbreviated capabilities development document after evaluating improved and […] More

CAE‘s U.S. arm has secured a U.S. Air Force contract for the development and fielding of simulation systems meant for training personnel in controlling aircraft against ground threats. The company said Monday it will deliver the Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System that will be used for Joint Terminal Attack Controller operator training, and will […] More

An industry team led by Raytheon Technologies will support a U.S. Army program that seeks to build a tactical ground station to help detect and monitor threats for long-range precision targeting operations. The Raytheon-led team for the service’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node program includes Algorithmia, C3.ai, Collins Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright’s defense solution division, Esri, General […] More

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency needs industry input to inform a follow-on effort in support of the further development of data conversion software. NGA said May 25 in a SAM.gov sources sought notice it uses the Data Transformation Services software to convert mission partner data into analyzable formats. The agency seeks white papers on commercial services […] More

U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded other transaction agreements worth $19.2 million combined to five companies to develop manned aircraft system prototypes as part of the Armed Overwatch Program. Leidos, MAG Aerospace, Textron Aviation Defense, L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Nevada Corp. will perform work at their respective locations and at Eglin Air Force Base in […] More

A team of Northrop Grumman and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems will collaborate to build a sense and avoid technology model for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle as part of a contract from the U.S. Navy.

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