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  • US OKs $181M Czech FMS for Military Comms Equipment
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    US OKs $181M Czech FMS for Military Comms Equipment

    The U.S. Department of State has approved an approximately $181 million foreign military sale to the Czech Republic for secure communications equipment and support services. L3Harris will serve as the primary contractor. FMS Coverage The package includes AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-163 and AN/PRC-167 radios, AN/PYQ-10A(C) simple key loaders, RF-300M-DL(C) small secure data links, spare parts and associated support equipment, […] More

  • Project Convergence Exercise Tests Raytheon’s Upgraded ASTARTE Software
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    Project Convergence Exercise Tests Raytheon’s Upgraded ASTARTE Software

    U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force elements have conducted a new test on the software that RTX business Raytheon developed for the Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution, or ASTARTE, program. The software demonstration in a live, virtual, constructive environment was held during the recent multinational exercise Project Convergence Capstone 5 in Fort […] More

  • Iridium Unveils Enhanced Version of 9603 Satcom Transceiver
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    Iridium Unveils Enhanced Version of 9603 Satcom Transceiver

    Iridium Communications has unveiled a variant of its Iridium 9603 two-way satellite communication system. Specifically designed for U.S. government use, as well as its allies, the new version of the compact module provides enhanced short burst data, or ESBD, for optimum transmission security, the McLean, Virginia-based company said Tuesday. It added that the ESBD variant […] More

  • Trilogy Secures $93M FBI Contract for Crime Database Modernization
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    Trilogy Secures $93M FBI Contract for Crime Database Modernization

    Trilogy Innovations, a minority-owned small business offering cloud migration, data analytics, cybersecurity, software integration and application modernization, has secured a five-year, $93 million contract from the FBI to modernize the National Crime Information Center system of the agency’s Criminal Justice Information Services, or CJIS, division. Contract Scope The software engineering company said Tuesday it will help […] More

  • Summit 7 Unveils Commander GRC Advisory Service
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    Summit 7 Unveils Commander GRC Advisory Service

    Summit 7 has unveiled Commander, a new managed governance, risk and compliance advisory service. Benefits of Commander Built on a shared responsibility matrix, Commander providers advisers who will work to help federal contractors build and maintain a cybersecurity program that is compliant with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and National Institute of Standards and […] More

  • Intel’s Greg Clifton Reflects on IPSS 2025—Progress, Partnership & Purpose
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    Intel’s Greg Clifton Reflects on IPSS 2025—Progress, Partnership & Purpose

    By Greg Clifton, general manager of federal sales, Intel Corporation It is an understatement to say that this year’s Intel Public Sector Summit, a.k.a. IPSS, was held during one of the most interesting moments in our government’s recent history. Amid the uncertainty, we brought together exceptional panelists and our valued partners and customers to focus on […] More

  • Kathy Medalle Named President & General Manager of Derco
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    Kathy Medalle Named President & General Manager of Derco

    Kathy Medalle, a long-serving Northrop Grumman executive, announced on LinkedIn Monday that she has been appointed president and general manager of Derco, a Lockheed Martin company. Medalle’s Career History Before joining Derco, Medalle spent over 24 years at Northrop Grumman. She served as program director for three significant areas of focus at the company. She was the director of […] More

  • HII Secures $81M Navy Contract Modification for Planning Yard Support
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    HII Secures $81M Navy Contract Modification for Planning Yard Support

    HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has secured an $81.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for planning yard support for LPD 17 amphibious transport dock ships, LHD 1/LHA 6 amphibious assault ships, LSD 41/49 dock landing ships and LCC 19 amphibious command ship. Planning Yard Support Contract Details The Department of Defense said Friday the hybrid […] More

  • Viasat Launches New Tactical Gateway for Enhanced Situational Awareness
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    Viasat Launches New Tactical Gateway for Enhanced Situational Awareness

    Viasat has introduced the Move Out/Jump Off Mini Next tactical gateway, built to provide government customers with a ruggedized Link 16 tactical data link for real-time air and ground situational awareness. The MOJO Mini Next has a rapidly deployable architecture with reduced size, weight and power consumption to support at-the-pause or on-the-move applications and features […] More

  • Peraton Launches AI-Enabled Anti-Fraud Tool
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    Peraton Launches AI-Enabled Anti-Fraud Tool

    Peraton has launched Rapid Fraud Intelligence, a fraud detection and prevention tool that uses artificial intelligence to spot suspicious transactions. Rapid FI is being used in an ongoing partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where the tool has helped prevent government fraud losses worth $13 billion in the past decade, Peraton said […] More

  • Skydio Delivers First Batch of X10D Drones to Army
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    Skydio Delivers First Batch of X10D Drones to Army

    Drone manufacturer Skydio has delivered the first batch of X10D small unmanned aircraft systems under the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 program. An Army Transforming in Contact unit recently received hundreds of X10D systems before its scheduled deployment, Skydio said Monday. The sUAS will provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Skydio’s Production Capacity […] More

  • Cubic to Exhibit Quantum-Resistant Encryption Tech at 2025 SOF Week
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    Cubic to Exhibit Quantum-Resistant Encryption Tech at 2025 SOF Week

    Cubic will display DTECH Fusion Trust at the 2025 Special Operations Forces Week, which will be held from May 5 to 8 in Tampa, Florida. Powered by cybersecurity specialist HyperSphere Technologies, DTECH Fusion Trust can be used in various applications, such as body-worn compute platforms, mobile data centers and cloud-native systems, to deliver quantum-resistant encryption, […] More