A working group formed by the Defense Department and the National Institutes of Health will meet this week to identify possible collaborative research projects in human performance. DoD and NIH established the Human Performance Optimization Working Group with the aim of developing programs designed to help military and civilian individuals manage physically and emotionally demanding […] More

Following a recent Defense Department announcement that it is developing a laser weapon against enemy drones, The Telegraph listed Tuesday 10 other “weird” U.S. military weapons and gadgets in the pipeline. Rosa Prince reports on the following equipment that will soon be used in the battlefield, leveraging technologies that range from robotics to advanced weaponry and […] More

Rockwell Collins will supply its Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS receivers to Boeing for the Defense Department‘s Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio system for joint search-and-rescue missions. The SAASM micro-GPS technology, which enables GPS coordinates to be decoded, is expected to support the CSEL system in providing geoposition and navigation information, Rockwell Collins said Monday. Mike Jones, vice president […] More

The Canadian defense department has purchased eight Lockheed Martin-built Gyrocam sensor systems under a foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, planning to equip vehicles with the technology. Lockheed has received three orders from international customers for the sensors, including one to support Canadian Armed Forces route opening capability teams and another from Selex ES for […] More

Honeywell has won a $3.4 million Defense Department grant to construct a microgrid that will connect emergency generators at the Fort Bragg U.S. Army post in North Carolina to distribute electricity across multiple structures. The company said Tuesday it will provide its Secured Network of Assured Power Enclaves solution for the project, which is funded by the DoD’s […] More

Lockheed Martin has subcontracted a Materion Corp. subsidiary to deliver aluminum-beryllium casting products that Lockheed intends to use to assemble the electro-optical targeting system of F-35 fighter jets. Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites will supply its AlBeMet metal composites to Lockheed through the agreement, of which value was not disclosed, Materion said Tuesday. “We have […] More

Steven Chabinsky, senior vice president and chief risk officer at security startup Crowdstrike, has called on companies to reassess their cybersecurity strategies and involve all departments in their mitigation and continuous monitoring efforts, Nextgov reported Monday. Chabinsky, formerly the top cyber official at the FBI, described vulnerabilities in items as cars and medical devices that […] More

Iridium Communications will demonstrate a NAL Research-built tracking device that provides position and location information as part of the U.S. Army‘s Network Integration Evaluation process for commercial communications technology. The company said Monday the Enhanced Mobile Satellite System Beacon is designed to support geo-fencing and integration with the Nett Warrior system to track military personnel and assets in […] More

Northrop Grumman has unveiled two monolithic microwave integrated circuit amplifiers the company designed for E-band and W-band communication, sensing, imaging and digital radio platforms. The firm’s MMIC transistors are made from indium phosphide, has ultra low noise characteristics and intended for use by civil, military and commercial organizations, Northrop said Wednesday. “The LNAs are the […] More

The Defense Department has awarded a $150,000 grant to medical device firm Pharmaco-Kinesis Corp. to develop a carbon-nanotube-based biosensor technology for early detection of organ injuries, an expansion of PKC’s current Nano-Impedance Biosensor. PKC said Monday that it was awarded the grant through the DoD Defense Health Program’s Small Business Innovation Research initiative after the Pentagon carried out a review process. […] More

Harris Corp. has demonstrated its tactical radio systems for the U.S. Army’s new vehicular-based radio networking program. Soldiers connected to command headquarters through email, chat and file download services using the Falcon III AN/VRC-118 mid-tier networking vehicular radio, Harris said Tuesday. “This successful demonstration represents a very important step for the Army in fielding a […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has received a one-year task order worth up to $13 million from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for sustainment and maintenance support for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program. SAIC said Thursday it will provide support for the acquisition, storage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation and disposition of materials and infrastructure operations, assessment, repairs and maintenance. […] More