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SAIC has secured a $242 million follow-on contract to continue operating, maintaining and upgrading the U.S. Navy’s Propulsion Test Facility in Newport, Rhode Island, the service’s principal land-based complex for undersea weapons propulsion testing. What Work Will SAIC Perform Under the NUWC Contract? SAIC said the five-year award from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division […] More
The U.S. Army’s plan to rapidly scale domestic drone manufacturing under the SkyFoundry initiative risks significant compromise due to insufficient cybersecurity for the operational technology that powers the production lines, said Jen Sovada, general manager of public sector at Claroty, in an opinion piece published on RealClearDefense. Sovada, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and […] More
NASA has awarded two firm-fixed-price contracts with a combined value of $147.2 million to supply nearly 37 million pounds of liquid hydrogen across its research and launch facilities, securing long-term access to a critical cryogenic fuel used in spaceflight and aeronautics programs. Which Companies Will Supply the Liquid Hydrogen to NASA? The agency said it […] More
KBR and Axiom Space have conducted the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the next-generation spacesuit being developed for NASA’s Artemis III lunar mission. What Did the Test on NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Demonstrate? During the evaluation, the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or AxEMU, Pressure Garment, currently in the critical design phase, was exposed to the […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division and the U.S. Air Force have reached a new milestone in human-machine teaming, with an F-22 Raptor pilot commanding an uncrewed aircraft in flight during a demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base. The demonstration reflects the type of next-generation innovation that will drive panel discussions at the 2026 Defense R&D […] More
Kraken Technology Group has added three senior national security leaders, namely Jonathan Moneymaker, Mike Pompeo and Brian Bulatao, to its international advisory board, supporting the company’s push into the U.S. defense market and its transition to large-scale, localized production. Who Is Jonathan Moneymaker? Moneymaker, a past Wash100 Award winner, most recently served as the CEO […] More
SAIC and HavocAI have launched a new initiative to integrate autonomous maritime fleets into the U.S. Navy’s command and control architecture. The Navy’s push to link autonomous maritime systems into a unified command-and-control framework illustrates how rapidly defense R&D is evolving. SAIC is sponsoring the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, which will take place on Jan. […] More
Two defense technology leaders have warned that the Pentagon’s lack of common definitions and protocols for autonomous systems is creating operational risk that could undermine U.S. military effectiveness in future conflicts. In an opinion piece published on War on the Rocks, Randy Yamada, a vice president within Booz Allen Hamilton‘s Defense Technology Group, and Tom […] More
Viasat has secured a five-year extension to its long-standing contract with the Navy Exchange Service Command, or NEXCOM, to continue providing managed connectivity services across Navy and joint base facilities worldwide. What Will the Extended Contract Deliver? Under the extension, Viasat will continue operating the personal-use networks that support sailors living in unaccompanied or select […] More
RTX has received a $197.2 million delivery order from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for production of the MS-110 multispectral reconnaissance system. The award, originally issued to Goodrich, includes MS-110 reconnaissance pods, ground stations, support equipment, datalink capability, spares, technical manuals, engineering and program support, and site survey and installation work, the Department […] More
A new nonprofit organization called the Center for USA Lending has launched with the aim of modernizing how federal agencies administer loans and loan guaranties and manage the government’s credit portfolio. The Washington, D.C.–based center seeks to advance data, technology and management standards across more than 125 federal credit programs, GovNavigators said Friday. Who Is […] More
Viasat completed its first in-flight test for NASA’s Communications Services Project, demonstrating its launch telemetry relay capability aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during Thursday’s NG-2 mission, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral. How Did the Demonstration Work? The test was aimed at validating the ability to provide persistent launch telemetry connections by routing real-time […] More
