Government Technology

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business tested a next generation Troposcatter system designed to provide the U.S. Army with beyond-line-of-sight communications capability for command and control operations. Several modernized AN/TRC-244(V)1 Troposcatters were demonstrated by Raytheon Intelligence & Space over a five-week period to verify long range BLOS connectivity in multiple operational environments, the company said […] More

Aptima will equip the U.S. Navy with a data-driven tracking and training management system designed to support surface warfighter readiness through the collection and synthesizing of sailor performance and qualifications information. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command placed a delivery order for the Aptima-made Surface Training and Readiness Management System to help assess, monitor and […] More

The Department of Veteran Affairs has launched the Pathfinder website in an effort to provide business entities looking to partner with the agency a virtual point of entry as well as to enhance customer experience. VA said June 7 interested vendors can use the site to introduce themselves or their organization and present ideas, products, services and […] More

Wes Kremer, president of the missiles and defense unit at Raytheon Technologies, said air-breathing scramjet technology offers a low-cost approach to power hypersonic weapons. A scramjet engine uses the air around it to generate propulsion and relies on high speed to sustain flight operation, the company said Monday. Kremer cited Raytheon’s work with Northrop Grumman […] More

HII demonstrated coordinated operations of manned and unmanned maritime vehicles as part of an internal research and development initiative meant to advance mission-critical technology platforms to support national security clients. The launch and recovery demonstration held on June 8 in the Pascagoula River in Mississippi involved the use of HII’s Pharos prototype platform and the […] More

SRI International has received a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to examine supply chain challenges and investment opportunities for the quantum manufacturing industry. The nonprofit research organization intends to work with companies, academic institutions and national laboratories to determine what forces can affect advancements in quantum hardware development, SRI said […] More

Radar developer Echodyne has raised $135 million in a round of funding and will use the capital to ramp up radar production and distribution and broaden its product lines for defense, autonomous machine and security applications. Northrop Grumman, Madrona Ventures, NEA, Vanedge Capital and Vulcan Capital participated in the financing round co-led by investment management […] More

Carahsoft Technology has received the 2022 Federal Partner of the Year award from Dell Technologies in recognition of its collaborative sales and marketing efforts as well as customer service. The award specifically highlights Carahsoft’s “Excellence in Engagement” during the current year, the company said Thursday. Carahsoft became Dell’s authorized distributor in 2017 and its current biggest federal […] More

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have equipped the Air National Guard’s F-16 fighter jets with fifth-generation radar capabilities through the installation of the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar system. The Northrop-built APG-83 SABR active electronically scanned array radar provides greater bandwidth that could enable F-16 pilots to detect, identify and track targets at […] More

Adobe has received moderate authorization for its digital document tool for state and local governments under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, expanding its current portfolio of secure cloud products. In a blog post, Heather Whitlock, head of industry for public sector at Adobe, said Adobe Acrobat Sign for Government is now available for […] More

The U.S. Army is scheduled Friday to open a floating solar farm that Ameresco and Duke Energy built at Fort Bragg in North Carolina as part of a utility energy service agreement. The industry team deployed the 1.1-megawatt photovoltaic modules on the military installation’s Big Muddy Lake to offer carbon-free electricity on site, the service […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business has finished setting up a software-defined network for the IT and cybersecurity services provider at the Pentagon. GDIT said Thursday it collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Aruba subsidiary and Arista Networks to build the SDN platform for the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Service Provider to automate and secure the […] More