Government Technology

North American Aerospace Defense Command will again use Verizon‘s communications services in this year’s hotline service to help children track Santa Claus. Verizon said Thursday it added 14,000 new augmentations, including 5G cell sites, network-based virtualization and fiber deployments, to support volunteers in answering children’s calls under the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Almost 600 volunteers […] More

A Raytheon Technologies business and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstrated a warfighting concept designed to help the U.S. Navy facilitate distributed maritime operations and transform how the service projects power. Raytheon Missiles & Defense combined its software and hardware systems with the Naval Information Warfare Center-developed virtual test bed during the three-week demonstration […] More

Epiq Solutions has secured a contract to provide the Defense Innovation Unit with a radio frequency sensor monitoring system that will be used to support a wider government project on spectrum technologies. The company said Tuesday it will help in the government’s Spectrum and Wireless Monitoring project through the delivery of a commercial off-the-shelf sensor […] More

Raytheon Technologies and the U.S. Air Force tested a company-built Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile with updated software as part of a system modernization program. The service branch’s F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft flew an instrumented AMRAAM on intercept missions during captive flight tests conducted under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh effort, the company said […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business has opened a geospatial intelligence innovation-focused facility in St. Louis, Missouri, a region that serves as a strategic hub for geoint organizations. The new flagship facility, located at the Cortex innovation district, will feature General Dynamics’ Deepsky collaborative environment where geoint teams can prototype technologies with academic and industry partners, […] More

Lockheed Martin will allow the use of Radisys’ Open Radio Access Network software offerings in its 5G.MIL products under an enterprise agreement as part of efforts to facilitate the deployment of relocatable 5G base stations within tactical military networks. Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL programs at Lockheed, said in a statement published Monday collaborating […] More

Tom Arseneault, CEO of BAE Systems‘ U.S. business arm, has expressed certainty over the military adding electronic vehicles to its fleet as the Biden administration focuses on clean energy initiatives, including the use of hybrid-electric vehicles to lessen carbon emissions and help address climate change, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Speaking at a recent forum, the […] More

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has introduced an unmanned aircraft system that offers short-takeoff and landing capabilities and can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles in support of armed reconnaissance, attack and armed overwatch missions. Mojave has a 450-HP turboprop engine and enlarged wings with high-lift devices and is based on flight control and avionics […] More