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  • Raytheon Receives $100M Air Force Contract for C-130 Targeting System Support
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    Raytheon Receives $100M Air Force Contract for C-130 Targeting System Support

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to retrofit and repair the HC-130J aircraft’s Multi-Spectral Targeting System, or MTS, and subsystems. The contract will address the MTS’, also known as AN/AAS-54 electro-optical/infrared system, obsolescence issues, including diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortfalls, and ensure its reliability, maintainability and functionality, the […] More

  • Air Force Awards Next-Generation Fighter Aircraft Contract to Boeing
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    Air Force Awards Next-Generation Fighter Aircraft Contract to Boeing

    Boeing has secured the engineering and manufacturing development contract for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter aircraft. The Next-Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, platform, also known as the F-47, is expected to feature superior range and better survivability, lethality and adaptability, Boeing said in an announcement Friday. Steve Parker, Boeing Defense, Space & Security interim […] More

  • Douglas Shaffer Promoted to Marine Systems VP at Northrop Grumman
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    Douglas Shaffer Promoted to Marine Systems VP at Northrop Grumman

    Northrop Grumman has appointed Douglas Shaffer as vice president of the marine systems, bringing over two decades of engineering and management expertise to the post. Shaffer announced his new role in a LinkedIn post. He will lead efforts to develop and deliver advanced submarine and aircraft carrier propulsion, power generation and missile launching systems to […] More

  • TCOM Secures Spot on $4B Army Deal to Provide Aerostat Systems Support
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    TCOM Secures Spot on $4B Army Deal to Provide Aerostat Systems Support

    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

  • GAI, Telos to Boost Air Force Academy Wi-Fi
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    GAI, Telos to Boost Air Force Academy Wi-Fi

    Telos and Government Acquisitions Inc. have been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to bolster the Wi-Fi network of the U.S. Air Force Academy, or USAFA. USAFA Wi-Fi Expansion Contract Details The cyber, cloud and enterprise security services provider said Thursday the two companies will collaborate to enhance and expand the military academy’s Wi-Fi system […] More

  • Defense Unicorns Unveils New Software Delivery Platform
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    Defense Unicorns Unveils New Software Delivery Platform

    Tech startup Defense Unicorns has introduced Unicorn Delivery Service, or UDS, Tactical Edge, which simplifies software delivery for critical Department of Defense systems. UDS Tactical Edge facilitates the deployment and installation of mission software on weapons systems with a press of a button, Defense Unicorns said Wednesday. The secure and compliant platform works in degraded, […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Radar Deployed to Secure US Southern Border
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    Lockheed Martin Radar Deployed to Secure US Southern Border

    Lockheed Martin has integrated its AN/TPQ-53 multi-mission radar with the Joint Task Force–Southern Border command and control systems, supporting the U.S. Northern Command’s mission of securing America’s southern border. The AN/TPQ-53 MMR’s open architecture design supports easy integration with various sensors and systems, Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. The flexibility allows the system to accommodate new […] More

  • Cubic Provides Training Systems to Cope North Exercise
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    Cubic Provides Training Systems to Cope North Exercise

    Cubic provided fourth and fifth-generation Air Combat Maneuver Instrumentation, or ACMI, training systems to the Department of Defense’s annual trilateral exercise Cope North 25 in Guam, which concluded on Feb. 21 and saw participation from the U.S., Japan and Australia. Training Benefits of ACMI ACMI systems work to enable pilots to train without relying on […] More

  • DOD Is Embracing Commercial Solutions, Says Acting Navy CTO
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    DOD Is Embracing Commercial Solutions, Says Acting Navy CTO

    Gone are the days when commercial off-the-shelf, or COTS, services were seen as lesser or risky options for defense systems operated by the U.S. Department of Defense. Through a litany of efforts over the last few years, DOD has made clear that it’s more comfortable with incorporating readily available private sector tech products into its […] More

  • GDIT Exec Sees Benefits of Adaptive RAG in DOD GenAI Use
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    GDIT Exec Sees Benefits of Adaptive RAG in DOD GenAI Use

    Dave Vennergrund, the vice president of artificial intelligence and data insights at General Dynamics Information Technology, recommends that the Department of Defense and its partners enhance their retrieval augmented generation deployments of generative AI with adaptive approaches. Conventional RAG Conventional RAG deployments work to improve the relevance of GenAI outputs and reduce hallucinations by allowing […] More

  • Four Companies Receive Contracts to Build UAS Prototypes for Project Artemis
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    Four Companies Receive Contracts to Build UAS Prototypes for Project Artemis

    The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded four companies contracts to build long-range and one-way unmanned aerial system prototypes for evaluation under the Artemis project. The effort aims to produce loitering munitions that can operate in an electromagnetic contested environment, DIU said Friday. The chosen vendors are expected to deliver the prototypes at a specified price […] More

  • Constellis Gains Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
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    Constellis Gains Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

    Non-financial risk management firm Constellis announced that it has received Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, Level 2 from Cyber AB, the Department of Defense’s nongovernmental partner in the CMMC program. Terry Ryan, Constellis CEO and a Wash100 awardee, thanked the company’s team that hurdled the rigorous certification process and ensured compliance at the highest […] More