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Intelsat has announced its goal to be the world’s first provider of multi-orbit solutions to all relevant businesses by the first half of 2025 as part of a new satellite terminal strategy. “Intelsat is making strategic bets on new technologies, including new investments in innovative terminal providers,” Intelsat CEO and past Wash100 award winner David […] More
Wilmington, Delaware-based software company Second Front Systems, or 2F, announced that it had raised $70 million in its Series C financing round, which was led by Salesforce Ventures, an existing investor. Battery Ventures, a new investor, joined in the investment round, which also drew support from existing investors New Enterprise Associates, Moore Strategic Ventures and […] More
Anduril Industries has added to its autonomous air vehicle portfolio the Barracuda AAV family optimized for on-demand and affordable production. The Barracuda variants, named Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250 and Barracuda-500, come in varying sizes, ranges and payload capacities, with upgradeable features to adapt to various warfighting missions, Anduril said Thursday. The Barracudas’ software-defined capabilities offer a target […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded Anduril Industries and Performance Drone Works a $14.4 million supply contract under Tranche 1 of the service branch’s Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement, DVIDS reported Wednesday. The tailored logistics support 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for SUAS deliveries of Anduril’s Ghost X and PDW’s C-100 drones. Both SUAS have […] More
Artificial intelligence software company Primer Technologies has appointed Collin Green, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, and Daniel Simpson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, to its federal advisory board. The company’s CEO, Sean Moriarty, anticipates Green and Simpson’s counsel to contribute to delivering innovative AI solutions to customers, Primer said Monday. Green is […] More
The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase 54 AIM-120C-8 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles worth an estimated $133 million. Tucson, Arizona-based defense contractor RTX will be the principal contractor of the potential sale, which also includes related missile equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. Besides associated equipment, like missile containers, weapons […] More
Honeywell has secured a $25.8 million contract for its Plymouth, Minnesota-based foundry to fabricate strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics in support of the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy. The work was awarded under the Defense Production Act Investment contract vehicle seeking to ensure that components are available for use in radiation environments, the Department of Defense said […] More
The Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is looking into potential vendors that can meet the requirements of a contract vehicle it is currently developing in support of Advana, an enterprise data, analytics and AI platform being used across the DOD. According to a sources sought notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov, the […] More
Global consulting company Guidehouse has named Patrick Spoletini as the first growth leader of its health segment. Spoletini brings to his new post over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including work on regulatory compliance and digital health transformation, Guidehouse said. As health segment growth leader, Spoletini will oversee the company’s healthcare consultancy […] More
Metron and Cellula Robotics have presented to their customers the defense and commercial applications of the new uncrewed underwater vehicle developed under a partnership they announced in March. In the capability demonstrations, two versions of the partnership’s ANCC+Solus UUV performed in-water missions to demonstrate their fully autonomous and long-range capabilities, Metron said Tuesday. The demos, […] More
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has begun building the future USS William Charette, a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The company said Thursday that a keel-laying ceremony had taken place to mark the start of construction of the vessel, which was named to honor a U.S. Navy master chief hospital corpsman. Charette received a Medal […] More
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command demonstrated its Joint Fires Network in the recent Valiant Shield 2024 exercise, which for the first time was a multilateral event wherein Canadian, Japanese and French allies interacted with U.S. military forces. SAIC, the network’s lead integrator, said Thursday that JFN validated in the exercise the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint […] More
