The Defense Information Systems Agency’s chief technology officer will deliver a keynote address to ExecutiveBiz’s upcoming event to discuss how artificial intelligence can help government and industry defend against cybersecurity threats. Stephen Wallace, who has served as DISA CTO since October 2021, concurrently serves as director of emerging technology at the agency. Wallace came to […] More

With the rise of high-profile cyber attacks and the increasing threat of data breaches, companies are looking to new solutions for addressing, mitigating and preventing security concerns. Now, more than ever, organizations are setting their sights on artificial intelligence for cybersecurity applications.  Capabilities such as rapid data collection and processing, real-time visibility and enhanced analysis, position […] More

Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president of Defense Systems for Northrop Grumman as well as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss the impact of the company’s recent $1.4 billion contract award to produce the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). In addition, […] More

Northrop Grumman will build and deploy a system designed to detect, track and counter enemy missiles and other aerial threats under a potential five-year, $1.38 billion contract the U.S. Army awarded in December. The Integrated Battle Command System production contract also includes logistics and product engineering support for the U.S. and select international partners through […] More

Lockheed Martin has achieved several major milestones for the U.S. Army’s modernized missile interceptor during a flight test series over White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles worked together with the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System for the first time and completed its […] More

Guidehouse has secured a Department of Defense contract to prototype an analytical technology that the U.S. Army intends to use for predictive maintenance. The company said Thursday it will develop a Prognostics and Predictive Maintenance technology meant to analytically inform the Army’s fleet management, supply chain and deployment operations. TIBCO, a provider of data analytics […] More

The U.S. Army has employed the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to neutralize a surrogate missile threat in a contested electronic attack environment during a developmental flight test in New Mexico. Soldiers used IBCS with other military service radars to identify and track the cruise missile amid aerial and ground-based […] More

Northrop Grumman has concluded an effort to refresh and refurbish the hardware of a missile defense system for the U.S. Army in preparation for its initial operational test and evaluation. The company said Tuesday it performed this work for major end items of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System or IBCS, including integrated fire control network relays, integrated collaborative environments and engagement operations centers.

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The Department of Defense has given Northrop Grumman the green light to produce a software-defined anti-air and missile threat system following a Milestone C decision that required amounts of development and testing work between the company and the U.S. Army.

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The Integrated Battle Command System that Northrop Grumman developed for the U.S. Army to help link warfighters and sensors across the battlefield has been cleared by the Department of Defense for low-rate initial production, Defense News reported Wednesday.

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Amyx has been awarded five Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) task orders to support the agency’s enterprise modernization, the company reported on Wednesday. Most recently, Amyx secured the DLA ERP Cloud Environment Program Support contract.  Under the contract, Amyx will integrate the existing ERP with other supply chain efforts.

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The U.S. Army has demonstrated a Northrop Grumman-built battle management system’s capacity to ingest sensor data and continuously track targets in contested environments during an operational flight test in New Mexico.

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