Raytheon has secured from the U.S. Army a follow-on award for its Rapid Campaign Analysis and Demonstration Environment, or RCADE, modeling and simulation capability. How Will the Army Use RCADE? Raytheon said Monday that it created large-scale theater situations to evaluate concepts of operations in multi-domain combat during the initial contract, which was awarded in […] More

HII has received a contract to develop an open architecture high-energy laser, or HEL, weapon system for the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. HII said Monday its Mission Technologies division will build and test a HEL prototype to acquire, track and destroy unmanned aircraft systems used in multi-domain operations. The system is […] More

Anduril Rocket Motor Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a new solid rocket motor, or SRM, as part of efforts to strengthen national defense in response to emerging global threats. The company said Friday it will develop and qualify a 4.75-inch SRM intended to enhance the service branch’s long-range precision […] More

TCOM, a provider of elevated awareness capabilities, has secured a spot on a $4 billion U.S. Army indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to develop and deploy lighter-than-air systems, tethered platforms and aerial sensors. TCOM said Tuesday it will help advance the capabilities and mission of the Army’s Program Directorate Aerostats under the multiple award task order contract, a.k.a. […] More

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has received an $86.8 million other transaction authority contract from the U.S. Army to produce advanced software prototypes for a command and control system. The Austin, Texas-based company said Wednesday it will build the prototypes for the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, mission command system. The project is intended to boost […] More

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has conducted flight tests for the U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle Extended Range, or GE-ER, unmanned aircraft system using a proliferated low Earth orbit satellite constellation for communications. The GE-ER flights tested the aircraft’s critical operations, such as core control functions and sensor and communications systems, GA-ASI said Wednesday. More tests […] More

Tetra Tech announced being awarded a $240 million, multiple-award contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, to provide architectural and engineering, or A-E, design services for military installations throughout the region. Dan Batrack, chairman and CEO of Tetra Tech, said in a press release Thursday, “Tetra Tech has been providing A-E […] More

The U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is soliciting proposals for prototypes for artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to address capability gaps within the service’s current logistics systems. The effort supports RCCTO’s Human Machine Integrated Formations initiative, according to a request for prototype proposals posted on SAM.gov.  Army Seeking Logistics AI/ML RCCTO […] More

Collins Aerospace, an RTX subsidiary, has secured an $80 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop a modular open systems architecture for the avionics system of the U.S. Army’s H-60M aircraft.  Funding will be allocated and work sites assigned with each task order, according to a Department of Defense announcement released Thursday. Contract work is expected to […] More

The U.S. Army selected Keysight to validate the service’s unified network program’s performance, resiliency and zero trust security during Cyber Quest ’25, or CQ25. Keysight said Wednesday its CyPerf software will evaluate the network program’s security and performance, validate zero-trust architecture technologies and verify all network endpoints to support CQ25. The CyPerf capabilities will provide […] More

Raytheon, an RTX company, has completed 10 subsystem demonstrations for the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, or NGSRI. The subsystem tests were conducted and concluded over the past several months, RTX said Tuesday, adding that the entire process verified that NGSRI aligns with the Army’s system performance requirements. The upcoming interceptor is set to replace […] More

GM Defense has secured a $44.8 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Army to deliver its infantry squad vehicles. The General Motors defense subsidiary was selected from three online bids. Under the contract, work locations and funding will be determined with each order. The Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal in Michigan is the contracting activity. Work […] More