The Air Force Research Laboratory seeks a contractor to support research and development of cyber and electronic warfare technologies for integration with assets for cyber-kinetic combat effects and multidomain operations. AFRL’s sensors directorate aims to understand sensing effects across air, space, cyber and ground domains as well as internet of things and distributed sensing to […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has tapped ForeScout Technologies to take part in a research project that seeks to protect internet of things-“based devices and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. ForeScout said Wednesday it will work with NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence on the IoT security project to implement best practices and […] More

Leidos has secured a potential five-year, $28.5 million contract to help a U.S. Navy  laboratory study the biomedical aspects of the military branch’s submarine fleet operations. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will support the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory in Groton, Conn., through May 31, 2023 under the  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test […] More

Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, has said the company’s applied research work would help differentiate Perspecta from other government information technology services contractors, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Curtis will become CEO of Perspecta that will operate as a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol “PRSP” once DXC Technology completes by […] More

Matthew Clark, former lead of autonomous manned-unmanned teaming at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s aerospace systems directorate, has been named as a principal scientist at technology company Galois. Galois said Wednesday Clark plans to focus on cyber-physical system design and assurance efforts in his new position. He previously supervised autonomous controls branch within AFRL’s power and control division, […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 33 projects to research and develop broadband communications tools designed for public safety operations through multiyear grants worth $38.5 million combined. NIST selected the projects after the evaluation of 162 proposals from industry, academia and other organizations both in the U.S. and overseas as part of the […] More

Rolls-Royce has opened a facility at the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana, where the company will research and develop jet engine components for customers globally. The Purdue Technology Center Aerospace will house a Rolls-Royce group that aims to design, build and test engine parts, collaborate with Purdue University researchers via corporate partnerships and recruit student interns and graduates, […] More

Persistence Market Research sees an expansive growth in the next generation data storage technology market by 2021 to cater to the amount of data collected from various technologies such as mobile phones, smart homes and wearable electronics. PMR said Tuesday Avago Technologies, Dell, Drobo, EMC, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, Hitachi Data Systems, HGST, IBM, Micron Technology, […] More

Jeff Sorenson, AT Kearney president of the public sector and defense services segment, has said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals could lead to an increase in ship construction and research employment, SAT PR News reported Friday. Monika Donimirska writes Sorenson said there will be a rise in demand for shipbuilding and that ships and aircraft will serve as […] More

The Defense Department has awarded a potential five-year, $99.4 million contract to the Utah State University Research Foundation to help the Missile Defense Agency develop and field an integrated, layered ballistic missile defense system. The USU Research Foundation and its affiliate Space Dynamics Laboratory will research, engineer, analyze and test systems designed to protect the U.S. and allies against ballistic […] More

A partnership between the U.S. and India that seeks to advance grid modernization will collaborate with the private sectors in the respective countries to provide a $30 million funding opportunity for a five-year smart grid and energy storage research project. The Energy Department and India’s ministry of science and technology will each allot $7.5 million over five […] More

Royal Philips has secured grant funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs to explore location-aware assisted technologies for the VA as part of an effort to aid veterans with mild cognitive impairments. The company said Thursday it will research an ambient assisted living technology that equips traditional homes with sensors, actuators, interfaces and artificial intelligence to help address veterans’ […] More