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CACI to Provide Medical Intelligence Support to DIA Under 5-Year Task Order; John Mengucci Quoted

The Defense Intelligence Agency has selected CACI International to provide medical intelligence on global foreign health threats and issues as part of a five-year Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 task order. CACI will perform medical intelligence analysis to evaluate foreign health risks to help the DIA National Center for Medical Intelligence better protect U.S. interests domestically and internationally.

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December 29, 2023, 10:41 am
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DARPA Taps 4 Companies to Design, Build High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Textron, Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft Corp. have begun designing prototypes of an experimental military aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative. DARPA expects one of the contractors to finish designing, prototyping, building and demonstrating the VTOL aircraft by spring of 2027 as part of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies program.

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December 28, 2023, 9:32 am
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RTX Books Directed Energy Prototype System Production & Testing Contract

Raytheon, an RTX company, has secured a three-year, $31.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to design, build and test two directed energy weapon prototype systems for the U.S. Navy and Air Force. The company said Tuesday it will deliver high-power microwave antenna systems that will use directed energy to enable the detection of airborne threats as part of the Directed Energy Front-line Electromagnetic Neutralization and Defeat program.

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December 20, 2023, 11:12 am
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LMI to Apply Financial & Inventory Simulation Tool to Enhance DLA Systems

The Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations has awarded LMI a contract to help enhance research and development methods and improve purchase order lead time estimates for new systems.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

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December 20, 2023, 10:45 am
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Lockheed, Verizon Demo 5G Content Streaming for Military Sustainment Missions

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works advanced development arm has partnered with telecommunications services provider Verizon to demonstrate 5G-enabled visualization content streaming on edge computing devices for military sustainment missions. The partnership validated capabilities in three technology areas: 5G at the edge for latency-critical interactions of augmented, virtual and extended reality applications; streaming of real-time, 3D visualization content; and streaming to edge computing devices, Lockheed said Monday.

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December 19, 2023, 11:35 am
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TrustPoint Selects SpiderOak’s Zero Trust Platform to Boost GNSS System Security

TrustPoint, a developer of next-generation global navigation satellite system products and services, has partnered with cybersecurity services provider SpiderOak to deploy the latter's zero trust data exchange software for its future GNSS offerings. Under the partnership, TrustPoint will use SpiderOak's OrbitSecure software suite to secure all aspects of data storage and transmission for its planned constellation of commercial positioning, navigation and timing satellites, the Dulles, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday.

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December 19, 2023, 10:38 am
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State Department Clears Potential $224M Air-to-Air Missile Sale to Japan

The State Department has approved the Japanese government's request to purchase advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles manufactured by RTX from the U.S. government under a potential $224 million foreign military sale agreement. RTX will serve as the principal contractor on the potential FMS deal that covers the procurement of 120 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM and three AMRAAM C8 guidance sections, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

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December 18, 2023, 11:12 am
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Microsoft, PsiQuantum to Design Utility-Scale Quantum Computer Under DARPA Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Microsoft and PsiQuantum to design prototype technologies that could demonstrate how underexplored quantum computing approaches can achieve utility-scale operation. The companies will move forward to the next phase of DARPA's Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing program to develop and defend a system design for a fault-tolerant quantum computer prototype, the agency said Thursday.

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December 18, 2023, 11:06 am
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency Seeks Information on EOD, Counter-WMD Technology Assessment Capabilities

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has begun seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing unbiased operational assessments of technologies and capabilities. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov said that the potential five-year contract will support the assessment of the comparative functionality and interoperability of platforms designed for explosive ordnance disposal and counter weapons of mass destruction missions.

Join the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31. Register here.

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December 15, 2023, 9:03 am
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Matt Regan, Ian Clark Take on Leadership Roles at TechFlow

Digital services provider TechFlow has appointed federal sales executive Matt Regan as director of business development and capture manager and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ian Clark as director of operations for energy and mobility solutions. Both executives bring decades of military and industry experience and will support the company's current and future work with government customers, including the Transportation Security Administration and Defense Innovation Unit, TechFlow said Wednesday.

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December 14, 2023, 8:23 am
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State Department Taps Amentum to Support Global Humanitarian & Stability Efforts

Amentum will support the Department of State's humanitarian and stability operations in critical regions worldwide under a five-year, $37.5 million contract. The company said Wednesday it will deploy experts to help manage the missions and field operations of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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December 14, 2023, 7:34 am
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Lockheed, Navy Test Helicopter-Mounted Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare System

Lockheed Martin has tested an electronic warfare system designed to equip the U.S. Navy's helicopter fleet with electronic surveillance and attack capabilities against anti-ship missile threats. The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system demonstrated its ability to perform engagement testing and detect and destroy threats while installed aboard an MH-60R helicopter, Lockheed said Tuesday.

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December 13, 2023, 10:25 am