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  • Leidos Books Air Force Electromagnetic Weapons R&D Contract
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    Leidos Books Air Force Electromagnetic Weapons R&D Contract

    Leidos will conduct research and development on the U.S. Air Force high-power electromagnetic weapons systems transitions program under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth a maximum value of $45 million. Gain more insights on the development of advanced defense capabilities from the talks and discussions at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Defense Summit on […] More

  • Invictus’ Sean Papso on Keeping the US a Leader in the AI Race
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    Invictus’ Sean Papso on Keeping the US a Leader in the AI Race

    Sean Papso understands better than anyone how important AI is to U.S. national security. As executive vice president at Invictus Corporate Strategy & Growth, Papso is working with customers to integrate AI into cyber defenses at every level. Papso has over 15 years experience driving strategic expansion and operational excellence in defense and intelligence. He increased […] More

  • Former Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo Appointed KBR Defense Tech SVP
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    Former Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo Appointed KBR Defense Tech SVP

    Gabe Camarillo, former U.S. Army under secretary, has been named senior vice president of defense technology solutions at KBR. Camarillo will offer global scientific, engineering and technical services to advance KBR’s business across domains—land, sea, air and cyberspace—for the Department of Defense, U.K. Ministry of Defence and Australian Defence Force. In his new role, Camarillo […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Books Potential $1B Navy Contract Modification
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    Lockheed Martin Books Potential $1B Navy Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin will support the construction of the missile and launching platform for the U.S. Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike, or CPS, program under a potential three-year, $1 billion contract modification.  The company’s deliverables under the cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee unpriced letter contract modification include support services in program management and engineering development, the Department of Defense […] More

  • Constellis Offers Specialized Training for Security Professionals
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    Constellis Offers Specialized Training for Security Professionals

    Constellis has upgraded its training facility with new specialized activities for military, intelligence, law enforcement and security professionals. Perimeter Security for Critical Infrastructure In a press release, the company said its 3,600-acre Constellis Advisors and Training facility in North Carolina can support the demonstration, test and evaluation of its artificial-intelligence-enabled Layered Extended Security Operations perimeter […] More

  • Vision Technologies Names Kevin Opeth SVP for Public Sector
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    Vision Technologies Names Kevin Opeth SVP for Public Sector

    Kevin Opeth has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president of public sector at IT services company Vision Technologies. He confirmed his appointment in a LinkedIn post published Saturday.  In his new role, Opeth will oversee Vision Technologies’ technology portfolio for federal, state and local government and higher education customers.  Kevin Opeth’s Career Highlights The senior leader […] More

  • Todd Miller to Lead DSA AI & Digital Transformation
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    Todd Miller to Lead DSA AI & Digital Transformation

    Software development specialist Todd Miller has been appointed as AI and digital transformation lead at DSA. John Foley, DSA president and chief finance officer, said in a company LinkedIn post that Miller “is a perfect fit for the role,” citing his leadership in creating an innovative, widely adopted operations program. Lead Role in milSuite Development According […] More

  • Oracle’s Peter Guerra on How RAG Improves Generative AI Through Embedding
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    Oracle’s Peter Guerra on How RAG Improves Generative AI Through Embedding

    FedTech Magazine reported Thursday that retrieval augmented generation, or RAG, could help improve the value that generative artificial intelligence brings to agencies by enabling large language models to access an agency’s databases and other external information sources to produce contextual responses to user prompts.  Peter Guerra, group vice president for data and artificial intelligence at […] More

  • Anduril & Meta Advance Military XR Tech With New Collaboration
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    Anduril & Meta Advance Military XR Tech With New Collaboration

    Anduril and Meta are deepening their collaboration to develop and deploy integrated extended reality systems that enhance battlefield awareness and enable intuitive control of autonomous platforms. Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril, said in a statement Thursday, “I am glad to be working with Meta once again.” Luckey added, “Of all the areas where dual-use technology can make […] More

  • Northrop Invests $50M in Firefly Aerospace to Accelerate Eclipse Medium Launch Vehicle Development
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    Northrop Invests $50M in Firefly Aerospace to Accelerate Eclipse Medium Launch Vehicle Development

    Firefly Aerospace has announced a $50 million investment from Northrop Grumman for advancing the production of Eclipse, a medium launch vehicle that the two companies are developing. In a press release published Thursday, Firefly said the spacecraft builds on its Alpha space vehicle and Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket. Eclipse is being designed to deliver significant […] More

  • CTC Expands Microgrid Development Under USAF Contract
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    CTC Expands Microgrid Development Under USAF Contract

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a contract modification to advance its direct current microgrid technology development work at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company said Friday the new $3.5 million contract award raises the total value of the original contract to $8.5 million. In 2023, CTC was awarded $4.8 million to develop a […] More

  • Seekr to Provide Army With Advanced AI, ML Capabilities
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    Seekr to Provide Army With Advanced AI, ML Capabilities

    The U.S. Army has awarded artificial intelligence tech provider Seekr two contracts to provide generative AI, large language models and machine learning capabilities for military applications and mission-critical use cases. Awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, program, the contracts intend to advance military-grade AI tech and support the Office of the Undersecretary […] More