Government Technology

AT&T, a federal and commercial telecommunications provider, has entered into a three-year Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to develop 5G and edge computing maritime technologies meant for national defense, homeland security and other industries including oil and gas, shipping and recreational boating. The government/industry partnership will utilize AT&T […] More

Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 test asset has demonstrated its refueling capability during a test flight with the U.S. Navy’s F-35C Lightning II fighter jet, marking the third time the aircraft completed an airborne refueling activity in over three months. The aerospace company said Tuesday the T1 test asset refueled an F/A-18 Super Hornet in June and […] More

Sandeep Shilawat, vice president for cloud and edge computing at ManTech International, said the U.S. government and its procurement process should prepare for and keep up with the next wave of cloud disruption to maintain the country’s edge over adversaries. Shilawat outlined in an article published Tuesday some of his near-term predictions in the field […] More

The Lockheed Martin-built TPY-4 ground-based radar for air defense surveillance has received the AN/TPY-4(V)1 designation from the U.S. government. TPY-4 is a multimission radar that could provide warfighters situational awareness, early warning and tactical ballistic missile surveillance capabilities even in contested radio frequency environments and features Gallium Nitride technology and a digital, software-defined sensor architecture. […] More

L3Harris Technologies has teamed up with five other companies to compete for a project to develop a new airborne warning and control system for NATO. L3Harris said Monday it plans to bid for the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program in partnership with CAE, General Dynamics, Jacobs, Viasat and Hensoldt. The industry team intends to […] More

Anduril has secured a two-year, $5.2 million contract to help the U.K. government demonstrate base protection technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect threats across multiple domains. The company said Friday it will offer its technology to support the U.K.’s TALOS program, which aims to accelerate the country’s integrated command and control approach. The Anduril-made […] More

Northrop Grumman has partnered with Scaled Composites to design a new autonomous platform intended to be pitched in an attritable aircraft development effort of the U.S. Air Force, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Northrop showcased on Sept. 8 Model 437, a stealthy jet with a 3,000-mile range, that is developed for the Skyborg program aimed […] More

Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Navy and the National Armaments Consortium, has posted a document listing solicited munition technologies including hypersonic weapons, Defense News reported Friday. The document contains 57 requirement statements, which officials say may equate to $100 million in solicitations. These required technologies include different kinds of […] More

Boeing and the Missile Defense Agency have flight tested an advanced interceptor capability for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system intended to provide operators with real-time options between two-stage and three-stage approaches to defeating ballistic missile threats. The defense company said Sunday it upgraded the digital system modeling software to develop the new capability and then […] More