Microelectronics are the backbone of many of today’s most important technologies. While these chips have grown more influential, U.S. stake in microelectronics manufacturing has significantly declined, and much of the supply chain now lies outside of the nation, creating national security risks. Microelectronics are one of the Department of Defense’s 14 critical technologies. For more […] More

IBM has obtained accreditation from a Department of Defense organization to deliver embedded security services tailored to a U.S.-based advanced microelectronics producer. The company said Wednesday the Defense Microelectronics Activity issued the Trusted Supplier accreditation to IBM Consulting’s security services, which work to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in the microelectronics supply chain. The security services […] More

Three National Science Foundation-backed projects will be part of a Northrop Grumman cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program. The ISS National Laboratory said Tuesday the projects that will fly on Cygnus spacecraft for the Northrop CRS 19 mission are led by Stanford University, Emory University and the […] More

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is authorized to allocate a generous $280 billion to stimulate the semiconductor industry in the U.S. Building on its momentum, agencies across the federal government are initiating efforts to reinforce and magnify developments in the microelectronics field. The Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary for Research […] More

The National Center of Atmospheric Research has tapped Ball Aerospace to design a radio frequency front end system under a program aimed at developing next-generation weather data gathering tool. NCAR’s Airborne Phased Array Radar is meant to boost capability for high-impact weather event data capture to enhance forecasting models, the company said Monday. Both parties […] More

Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, have secured task orders to develop spacewalking and moonwalking suits for NASA’s space and lunar exploration missions. Both vendors will begin design modification work on their respective spacesuit offerings for NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services program in support of deep space exploration and low Earth orbit-centric activities, […] More

Space Forge has tapped Andrew Parlock, former ICEYE director, to lead the U.K.-headquartered satellite developer’s newly-established manufacturing operations in the United States. Parlock’s appointment as managing director is in line with Space Forge’s strategic expansion of partnerships, and plan to capitalize on the increasing interest in super materials in the U.S., the company said Wednesday. […] More

A Griffon Aerospace unmanned aerial system equipped with a computing device from Parry Labs has flown at a Huntsville, Alabama, private airfield. The recent flight of Valiant, Griffon’s tactical UAS offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System competition, included the Edge Compute Micro technology, Parry Labs said Monday. EC Micro is powered […] More

CGI Federal has shown success in testing two partner-developed platforms within the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center systems at Blount Island Command. During the process, Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud Access and Nokia Private 5G communications were incorporated into the CGI-managed MCPIC 2.0 systems, providing a look into future capabilities expected to enhance mission operations, CGI announced from its Fairfax, […] More

Space Systems Command is scheduled to conduct a two-day event starting May 17 to discuss ways how to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities when carrying out space operations. The AI/ML Reverse Industry Day intends to inform government and space industry professionals about technology use cases to enhance U.S. Space Force mission areas, SSC said […] More

BAE Systems and Raytheon Technologies have developed chip design capabilities on Microsoft‘s Azure cloud service as part of a Department of Defense program that aims to accelerate and secure the U.S. microelectronics industrial base. Three new chips were created using the secure design capabilities of the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes using Advanced Commercial Capabilities project, […] More

Science Applications International Corp. entered into a memorandum of understanding with GomSpace Group to offer the latter’s space-based capabilities in the Americas market. The strategic partnership makes SAIC the exclusive U.S. integrator and licensed distributor of GomSpace’s satellite and other products, the Danish company said Tuesday. The two organizations will combine GomSpace’s small satellites, CubeSats […] More