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Ultra Maritime, GA-ASI Partner to Offer Improved Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Ultra Maritime will combine their technologies to provide the United States and its allies with the capability to more effectively detect and track submarines in hostile, GPS-denied environments. Under the partnership, GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial system will be paired with miniaturized, low-power sonobuoys and receivers, creating an assured […] More

by Kristen Smith May 22, 2025, 10:38 am
in Defense And Intelligence, National Security, News

V2X Partners With Bell Textron to Support Army Aviator Training Program

V2X has partnered with Bell Textron to deliver a next-generation training capability for Flight School Next, an advanced rotary-wing training program that aims to modernize and enhance training for U.S. Army aviators. Scope of the Partnership V2X said that under the partnership, which was formalized under a memorandum of understanding, it will provide maintenance and […] More

by Kristen Smith May 19, 2025, 2:39 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Defense And Intelligence, Intelligence, News, Technology

ECS Executives Provide Insights Into Agentic AI’s Potential to Transform Defense, Intelligence

The speed and efficacy of the agentic artificial intelligence integration into the U.S. defense strategy are expected to contribute to ensuring the success of U.S. and allied joint warfighters on the future battlefield. In an opinion piece posted on the ECS website, Karthik Srinivasan, vice president of defense and intel strategy, and Austin Amaya, director […] More

by Kristen Smith May 16, 2025, 11:34 am
in Defense And Intelligence, News, Space, Technology

Kepler Partners With Cailabs to Demonstrate Space-to-Ground Optical Data Relay

Kepler Communications, in partnership with French optical ground station company Cailabs, has demonstrated space-to-ground optical data relay in multiple scenarios for the first time. Data transmissions were performed between the optical Pathfinder satellite equipped with TESAT’s SCOT80 terminal in low Earth orbit and Cailabs’ optical ground station in France, demonstrating space-to-ground laser links that meet […] More

by Kristen Smith May 15, 2025, 11:00 am
in Contract Awards, Defense And Intelligence, News, Space, Technology

Viasat Secures EST Program Phase 2 Contract to Prototype, Test New Space Laser Communications Terminal

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has selected Viasat to prototype and test a new space optical terminal for crosslink communications between orbits. The work will be performed under the Phase 2 Enterprise Space Terminal contract awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium via an other transaction agreement, Viasat said Tuesday. Building on the Phase […] More

by Kristen Smith May 14, 2025, 11:00 am
in Big Data & Analytics, Defense And Intelligence, News

Raft CEO Says Fusing Data Will Make Systems Interoperable for Golden Dome

Shubhi Mishra, founder and CEO of Raft and a two-time Wash100 award recipient, said investing in data fusion capabilities is the key to building the Golden Dome, a system of space and ground technology President Donald Trump plans to build to defend against ballistic, hypersonic and advanced cruise missiles. In an opinion piece published on […] More

by Kristen Smith May 7, 2025, 11:22 am
in Defense And Intelligence, News, Technology

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

by Kristen Smith May 6, 2025, 10:01 am
in Contract Awards, Defense And Intelligence, News

Ursa Major Wins AFRL Contract to Demonstrate Draper for Hypersonic Applications

Ursa Major has secured a $28.56 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division to demonstrate the ability of its Draper propulsion system to support hypersonic missile applications. “Under this contract, Ursa Major serves as the lead integrator for a tactical flight demonstrator that will prove the ability to use […] More

by Kristen Smith May 2, 2025, 11:43 am
in Defense And Intelligence, News, Space, Technology

Kymeta Adds Members to Boards of Directors & Advisers

Kymeta has added defense, space and technology leaders to its board of directors and board of advisers. The appointments aim to strengthen the relationship with the Department of Defense and meet the demand of U.S. allies for advanced, sovereign communication systems, Kymeta said Wednesday. New Additions to the Board of Directors Chris Marzilli, former executive […] More

by Kristen Smith May 2, 2025, 11:21 am
in Defense And Intelligence, News, Space

Apex Speeds Up Satellite Bus Manufacturing to Support Golden Dome, PWSA

Apex will accelerate the production of its standardized satellite bus platforms with $200 million in new capital it raised in a Series C funding round to expand the company’s inventory and support various government satellite programs, including the Golden Dome missile defense system and the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. “Apex’s approach to building spacecraft is […] More

by Kristen Smith May 1, 2025, 10:55 am
in Big Data & Analytics, Defense And Intelligence, News

Iron EagleX CEO Discusses Special Forces Need for Data-Driven Logistics

Investing in a next-generation, data-driven logistics approach is seen as an effective strategy that would enable logistics teams of U.S. special operations forces to better support decentralized missions and respond quickly to multiple global threats. In an opinion piece published Monday on the General Dynamics Information Technology website, Iron EagleX CEO Michael Grochol highlighted the […] More

by Kristen Smith April 29, 2025, 10:23 am
in Defense And Intelligence, News

HawkEye 360 Seeks to Boost ISR Services via GA-i3 Partnership

Signals intelligence company HawkEye 360 is integrating its radio frequency capabilities into the Optix big data platform of General Atomics Integrated Intelligence Inc., or GA-i3, under a partnership agreement between the two companies. With the agreement, HawkEye 360 will serve as an Optix channel partner and value-added reseller, the company said Thursday. Patrick Zeitouni, HawkEye […] More

by Arthur McMiler April 25, 2025, 10:32 am