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  • Cubic Provides Training Systems to Cope North Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Provides Training Systems to Cope North Exercise

    Cubic provided fourth and fifth-generation Air Combat Maneuver Instrumentation, or ACMI, training systems to the Department of Defense’s annual trilateral exercise Cope North 25 in Guam, which concluded on Feb. 21 and saw participation from the U.S., Japan and Australia. Training Benefits of ACMI ACMI systems work to enable pilots to train without relying on […] More

  • DOD Is Embracing Commercial Solutions, Says Acting Navy CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Is Embracing Commercial Solutions, Says Acting Navy CTO

    Gone are the days when commercial off-the-shelf, or COTS, services were seen as lesser or risky options for defense systems operated by the U.S. Department of Defense. Through a litany of efforts over the last few years, DOD has made clear that it’s more comfortable with incorporating readily available private sector tech products into its […] More

  • GDIT Exec Sees Benefits of Adaptive RAG in DOD GenAI Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GDIT Exec Sees Benefits of Adaptive RAG in DOD GenAI Use

    Dave Vennergrund, the vice president of artificial intelligence and data insights at General Dynamics Information Technology, recommends that the Department of Defense and its partners enhance their retrieval augmented generation deployments of generative AI with adaptive approaches. Conventional RAG Conventional RAG deployments work to improve the relevance of GenAI outputs and reduce hallucinations by allowing […] More

  • Four Companies Receive Contracts to Build UAS Prototypes for Project Artemis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Four Companies Receive Contracts to Build UAS Prototypes for Project Artemis

    The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded four companies contracts to build long-range and one-way unmanned aerial system prototypes for evaluation under the Artemis project. The effort aims to produce loitering munitions that can operate in an electromagnetic contested environment, DIU said Friday. The chosen vendors are expected to deliver the prototypes at a specified price […] More

  • Constellis Gains Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Constellis Gains Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

    Non-financial risk management firm Constellis announced that it has received Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, Level 2 from Cyber AB, the Department of Defense’s nongovernmental partner in the CMMC program. Terry Ryan, Constellis CEO and a Wash100 awardee, thanked the company’s team that hurdled the rigorous certification process and ensured compliance at the highest […] More

  • General Atomics Conducts Flight Tests for Army Gray Eagle UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Conducts Flight Tests for Army Gray Eagle UAS

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has conducted flight tests for the U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle Extended Range, or GE-ER, unmanned aircraft system using a proliferated low Earth orbit satellite constellation for communications. The GE-ER flights tested the aircraft’s critical operations, such as core control functions and sensor and communications systems, GA-ASI said Wednesday. More tests […] More

  • Tetra Tech Receives $240M A-E Design Contract From US Army Corps of Engineers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech Receives $240M A-E Design Contract From US Army Corps of Engineers

    Tetra Tech announced being awarded a $240 million, multiple-award contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, to provide architectural and engineering, or A-E, design services for military installations throughout the region. Dan Batrack, chairman and CEO of Tetra Tech, said in a press release Thursday, “Tetra Tech has been providing A-E […] More

  • Everfox, GDIT Collaborating to Identify Potential Insider Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Everfox, GDIT Collaborating to Identify Potential Insider Threats

    Cybersecurity expert Everfox is working with General Dynamics Information Technology to provide advanced tools that employ linguistic analysis and scalable algorithms to address insider threats. The partnership will deliver innovative offerings designed to operationalize the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk framework, Everfox said Tuesday. The capabilities will help identify alarming behaviors among employees and allow […] More

  • Ultra I&C Debuts AI-Based Multi-Domain C2 Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra I&C Debuts AI-Based Multi-Domain C2 Platform

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications has launched an artificial intelligence-based unified platform for its ADSI gateway to combine multi-domain command and control capabilities into a single tool for instant deployment. Randy Fields, Ultra I&C vice president and chief technology officer, said in a statement Monday that the tool’s AI enhancement delivers on the company’s commitment on […] More

  • ACMI, Prometheus Energetics to Build Munitions Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACMI, Prometheus Energetics to Build Munitions Facility

    The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation and Prometheus Energetics have entered into an agreement to build a facility for solid rocket motors and munitions at the latter’s 550-hectare campus in Bloomfield, Indiana. The facility will help startups enter SRM manufacturing while supporting companies already established in the segment, ACMI said Friday. The facility’s construction […] More

  • Army Awards Collins Aerospace Avionics Contract for Army Black Hawk Helicopter Variant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Awards Collins Aerospace Avionics Contract for Army Black Hawk Helicopter Variant

    Collins Aerospace, an RTX subsidiary, has secured an $80 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop a modular open systems architecture for the avionics system of the U.S. Army’s H-60M aircraft.  Funding will be allocated and work sites assigned with each task order, according to a Department of Defense announcement released Thursday. Contract work is expected to […] More

  • Navy Seeks Sources to Provide ISR Systems Development Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Sources to Provide ISR Systems Development Support

    The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of supporting efforts to develop systems for maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and information operations. The potential contractor is expected to support the development and deployment of ISR systems with advanced capabilities to maintain communication, surveillance and security, and accommodate technology […] More