Lockheed Martin and Poland-based Warsaw University of Technology have jointly demonstrated unmanned aerial vehicle optimization technologies through aerial command and control of multiple UAVs. Lockheed said Friday the demonstration builds on a joint applied research effort between the company and the university that seeks to modernize various aircraft fleets as well as identify C2 concepts for manned and unmanned airborne […] More

BAE Systems‘ Australian subsidiary has chosen Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies to design and produce seawater electrochlorination technology for Australia’s warships. Evoqua said Thursday it expects to deliver Chloropac systems to BAE during the next six years for installation onboard eight ANZAC-class frigates of the Australian navy. The system will work to prevent marine growth in the ships’ seawater cooling systems, according to […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled the $2 million Spectrum Collaboration Challenge that seeks to develop software-defined radios that could work with other simultaneously operating radios in the electromagnetic spectrum. The phased challenge will begin in 2017 and run for three years and has 30 slots available to interested participants who will contend to develop spectrum-sharing radio-frequency communications, DARPA said […] More

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s information directorate seeks white papers on ideas that support the research, design, development, concept testing, evaluation and experimentation of quantum computing sciences under a potential $40 million funding opportunity. According to a broad agency announcement posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the funding opportunity aims to assess algorithm designs and technologies that utilize quantum annealing techniques in support of […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to submit research proposals for the Software Testbed part of the Hallmark program that seeks to develop new technology platforms for U.S. space command and control. DARPA said in a broad agency announcement published Friday on FedBizOpps the Hallmark-ST effort aims to design, build and maintain an enterprise software […] More

A Cubic subsidiary has been awarded a $5 million contract to integrate new software systems into inflatable satellite antenna terminals for the U.S. Army prior to the terminals’ tests. Cubic said Thursday its GATR Technologies business will perform the engineering services in support of the Army’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications program. Mike Twyman, executive vice president of communications, intelligence and […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to enlist scientific professionals to help explore how peripheral nerves of the human body may facilitate cognitive learning. DARPA said Wednesday its Targeted Neuroplasticity Training project aims to develop a technology platform that can help accelerate extensive trainings across the Defense Department. “Recent research has shown that stimulation of certain peripheral nerves, easily and […] More

A Siemens subsidiary and the National Park Service have deployed two solar panels at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia under a $29 million Energy Savings Performance contract that Siemens’ federal business secured in 2014. NPS said Jan. 5 that Siemens Government Technologies installed the solar array systems at the park’s ranger office building and headquarters and […] More

The General Services Administration is seeking vendors to provide satellite communications technologies and related services to U.S. government agencies through a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract vehicle. The Complex Commercial Satellite Communications Solutions program will cover fixed and mobile satcom services and ancillary equipment such as terminals, subscriber identity module cards, teleports and terrestrial tail circuits, GSA […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency is requesting information on potential industry sources in the planning and development of next-generation endpoint security system capabilities and technologies. DISA said in a notice posted Monday on FedBizOpps that it is looking for solutions that secure endpoints from advanced persistent threats and tools that manage endpoint operating systems. The agency has noted […] More

Federal agencies that want to acquire cloud computing technologies and services should realize that public cloud platforms are not the only way forward for them as they push to adopt cloud tools, Steve Picot of Vion Corp. has told ExecutiveBiz. Picot, vice president of federal sales for the federal technology services contractor, also told ExecutiveBiz that agencies […] More

William Lynn, DRS Technologies‘ chief executive, said a Center for a New American Security report suggests that regulatory and industry reforms are needed to help U.S. military equipment suppliers compete in the global marketplace, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes that Lynn helped spearhead a CNAS task force that worked to assess the future of […] More